Louis Leprince-Ringuet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Leprince-Ringuet

French physicist, telecommunications engineer, essayist and historian of science

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1901

Place of Birth: Alès, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 23-Dec-2000

Profession: engineer, professor, physicist, historian, essayist, nuclear physicist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Louis Leprince-Ringuet (27 March 1901, in Alès – 23 December 2000, in Paris) was a French physicist, telecommunications engineer, essayist and historian of science.Leprince-Ringuet advocated strongly for the creation of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and remained its indefatigable supporter.
He was vice chair (1956–69) and chair (1964–66) of CERN’s scientific policy committee.