Georges Sagnac, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georges Sagnac

French physicist who lent his name to the Sagnac effect

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1869

Place of Birth: Périgueux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1928

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Georges Sagnac (14 October 1869 – 26 February 1928) was a French physicist who lent his name to the Sagnac effect, a phenomenon which is at the basis of interferometers and ring laser gyroscopes developed since the 1970s.