Louis de Broglie(1892)
PhysicsLouis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie was a French theoretical physicist and aristocrat known for his contributions to quantum theory. In his 1924 Ph.D. thesis, he postulated the wave nature of electrons and suggested that all matter has wave properties.
France
1
Major Awards
99
Publications
2,763
Citations
21
h-index
N/A
i10-index
27.9
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
1929
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#8
The Interpretation of Wave Mechanics with the help of Waves with Singular Regions
arXiv: History and Philosophy of Physics(2010)
3
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksELECTRON DIFFRACTION
Electron and Ion Microscopy and Microanalysis2018
1citations
Open Access0citations
2citations
2citations
Open AccessThe Interpretation of Wave Mechanics with the help of Waves with Singular Regions
arXiv: History and Philosophy of Physics2010
3citations
EAMON ON VICKERS
2008
0citations
Education
Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
Science Faculty of Paris(doctorate in France)
Doctoral Advisors
Cécile DeWitt-MoretteBernard d'EspagnatNicolás CabreraAlexandru ProcaJean-Louis DestouchesJules GéhéniauMioara Mugur-SchächterOlivier Costa de BeauregardÉmile DurandJosé António Vieira Vassalo PereiraJoão Luis Andrade e SilvaPaul Langevin
Career Timeline
Sorbonne1925–1927
Institut Henri Poincaré1928–1962
Science Faculty of Paris1932–1962
Positions & Roles
professorpresidenthonorary chairpersonseat 1 of the Académie françaisePresident of the International Union of History and Philosophy of SciencePresident of the Division of History of Science and Technology
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesRoyal Swedish Academy of SciencesPontifical Academy of SciencesIndian National Science Academy
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
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Japan Prize (1985)
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Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
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Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
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John M. Martinis
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
GE
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
JJ
John J. Hopfield
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
FK
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Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
AL
Anne L'Huillier
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
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