Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

Nobel Prize in Physics 1991

“for discovering that methods developed for studying order phenomena in simple systems can be generalized to more complex forms of matter, in particular to liquid crystals and polymers”

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes was a French physicist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that methods developed for studying order phenomena in simple systems can be generalized to more complex forms of matter, particularly liquid crystals and polymers. His work helped establish soft matter physics.

Field

Physics · Condensed Matter Physics

Lifespan

1932–2007