The Saga of Alain Aspect
Category
Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
1980–1982
Leaderboard Rank
#526 in Scientists & Inventors
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Alain Jean Aspect (French: [aspɛ] ; born 15 June 1947) is a French physicist noted for his experimental work on quantum entanglement.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
Aspect's experiment (1980–1982) bears his name.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
Aspect was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger, "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science".
