Jean Baptiste Perrin
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Jean Baptiste Perrin was a renowned French physicist who was born in Lille, France on September 30, 1870. He was an assistant in physics and later became a lecturer and professor. His research included proving several scientific theories such as the Brownian motion and atomic nature of matter, as well as determining the Avogadro’s number and electric charge of cathode rays. He was also the founding father of the National Centre for Scientific Research and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1926 for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter and discovery of sedimentation equilibrium. He wrote and published several books and dissertation papers based on his research.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Physicist
Birth Day September 30, 1870
Birth Place Lille, France, French
Age 149 YEARS OLD
Died On 17 April 1942(1942-04-17) (aged 71)\nNew York City, USA
Birth Sign Libra
Alma mater École Normale Supérieure University of Paris
Known for Nature of cathode rays Brownian motion
Awards Matteucci Medal (1911) Nobel Prize in Physics (1926)
Fields Physics
Institutions École Normale Supérieure University of Paris

💰 Net worth: $800,000 (2024)

Jean Baptiste Perrin, renowned physicist from France, is projected to have a net worth of around $800,000 by 2024. Widely recognized for his remarkable contributions to the field of physics, Perrin has established himself as a prominent figure in the scientific community. With a wealth of knowledge and expertise, he has made significant advancements in various areas, particularly in the study of Brownian motion and molecular physics. As his accomplishments continue to garner recognition, it comes as no surprise that his financial worth reflects his success and prominence in the scientific realm.

Biography/Timeline

1894

Born in Lille, France, Perrin attended the École Normale Supérieure, the elite grande école in Paris. He became an assistant at the school during the period of 1894–97 when he began the study of cathode rays and X-rays. He was awarded the degree of docteur ès sciences (PhD) in 1897. In the same year he was appointed as a lecturer in physical chemistry at the Sorbonne, Paris. He became a professor at the University in 1910, holding this post until the German occupation of France during World War II.

1895

In 1895, Perrin showed that cathode rays were of negative electric charge in nature. He determined Avogadro's number (now known as the Avogadro constant) by several methods. He explained solar Energy as due to the thermonuclear reactions of hydrogen.

1896

Perrin was also the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Joule Prize of the Royal Society in 1896 and the La Caze Prize of the French Academy of Sciences. He was twice appointed a member of the Solvay Committee at Brussels in 1911 and in 1921. He also held memberships with the Royal Society of London and with the Academies of Sciences of Belgium, Sweden, Turin, Prague, Romania and China. He became a Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1926 and was made Commander of the Order of Léopold (Belgium).

1905

After Albert Einstein published (1905) his theoretical explanation of Brownian motion in terms of atoms, Perrin did the experimental work to test and verify Einstein's predictions, thereby settling the century-long dispute about John Dalton's atomic theory. Carl Benedicks argued Perrin should receive the Nobel Prize in Physics; Perrin received the award in 1926 for this and other work on the discontinuous structure of matter, which put a definite end to the long struggle regarding the question of the physical reality of molecules.

1919

In 1919, Perrin proposed that nuclear reactions can provide the source of Energy in stars. He realized that the mass of a helium atom is less than that of four atoms of hydrogen, and that the mass-energy equivalence of Einstein implies that the nuclear fusion (4 H → He) could liberate sufficient Energy to make stars shine for billions of years. A similar theory was first proposed by American Chemist william Draper Harkins in 1915. It remained for Hans Bethe and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker to determine the detailed mechanism of stellar nucleosynthesis during the 1930s.

1927

In 1927, he founded the Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique together with Chemist André Job and Physiologist André Mayer. Funding was provided by Edmond James de Rothschild. In 1937, Perrin established the Palais de la Découverte, a science museum in Paris.

1939

Perrin is considered the founding father of the National Centre for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)). Following a petition by Perrin signed by over 80 Scientists, among them eight Nobel Prize laureates, the French education minister set up the Conseil Supérieur de la Recherche Scientifique (French National Research Council) in April 1933. In 1936, Perrin, now an undersecretary for research, founded the Service Central de la Recherche Scientifique (French Central Agency for Scientific Research). Both institutions were merged under the CNRS umbrella on October 19, 1939.

1940

Perrin was an atheist and a socialist. He was an officer in the Engineer corps during World War I. When the Germans invaded France in 1940, he escaped to the U.S.A., together with his partner Nine Choucroun. He died in New York City. After the War, in 1948, his remains were transported back to France by the cruiser Jeanne d'Arc and buried in the Panthéon.

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