“for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter, and especially for his discovery of sedimentation equilibrium”
Jean Baptiste Perrin was a French physicist. He was awarded the 1926 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter, and especially for his discovery of sedimentation equilibrium. At the time of the award he was affiliated with Sorbonne University.
- Field
- Physics · Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Lifespan
- 1870–1942