Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

Physicist, Nobel Prize laureate.

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes - Scientists & Innovators born October 24th, 1932
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A prominent physicist and academic, contributions focused on condensed matter physics and liquid crystals. Played a pivotal role in the development of the theory of liquid crystals and polymers. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1991 for discovering that methods developed for studying order phenomena in simple systems can be generalized to more complex forms of matter, in particular to liquid crystals and polymers.

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1991

Developed theories on liquid crystals and polymers

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