Louis Néel

Louis Néel

Université Grenoble Alpes

Nobel Laureate in Physics (1970)

Professional bio

Louis Eugène Félix Néel was a French physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970 for fundamental work and discoveries concerning antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism, which have led to important applications in solid state physics. His research advanced the understanding of magnetic properties of materials.