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Alfred Kastler

Alfred Kastler, German-French physicist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)

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Born
May 3, 1902
Died
January 7, 1984
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1902

About Alfred Kastler

Alfred Kastler was a German-born French physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics. He is known for the development of optical pumping. In 1962, he received the first C.E.K Mees Medal from the Optical Society of America, and he was elected an Honorary member of the Society. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1966 "for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms".

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Alfred Kastler timeline

  1. In 1962, he received the first C.E.K Mees Medal from the Optical Society of America, and he was elected an Honorary member of the Society.
  2. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1966 "for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms".

The world when Alfred Kastler was born

Alfred Kastler was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alfred Kastler's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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