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Georges Charpak
1924 - 2010
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Georges Charpak
Georges Charpak (* 1. August 1924 in Dąbrowica, Polen, heute Ukraine; † 29. September 2010 in Paris) war ein französischer Physiker polnischer Herkunft. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen
His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2024). Georges Charpak is the 164th most popular physiker (down from 145th in 2024), the 58th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 73rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Physiker.
Georges Charpak is most famous for his invention of the particle detector, a device that detects subatomic particles.
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Among Physikers
Among physikers, Georges Charpak ranks 164 out of 851. Before him are Felix Bloch, Hans Georg Dehmelt, Johann Jakob Balmer, Joseph Henry, Hippolyte Fizeau, and Augustin-Jean Fresnel. After him are Gerd Binnig, Ernst Abbe, Paul Langevin, Hideki Yukawa, François Englert, and George E. Smith.
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Felix Bloch
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HPI: 73.57
Rank: 158
Hans Georg Dehmelt
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HPI: 73.54
Rank: 159
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HPI: 73.48
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Joseph Henry
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HPI: 73.46
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Hippolyte Fizeau
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HPI: 73.36
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Augustin-Jean Fresnel
1788 - 1827
HPI: 73.35
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Georges Charpak
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 164
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HPI: 73.15
Rank: 165
Ernst Abbe
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HPI: 73.14
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Paul Langevin
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Hideki Yukawa
1907 - 1981
HPI: 73.06
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François Englert
1932 - Present
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 169
George E. Smith
1930 - 2025
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 170
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Georges Charpak ranks 20. Before him are Süleyman Demirel, Khamtai Siphandon, Jean-François Lyotard, Benoit Mandelbrot, Maurice Jarre, and Sarah Vaughan. After him are Lauren Bacall, Roger Guillemin, Jacques Le Goff, Sergei Parajanov, Paul Feyerabend, and Lys Assia. Among people deceased in 2010, Georges Charpak ranks 14. Before him are Ronnie James Dio, James Black, Gloria Stuart, Louise Bourgeois, Eddie Fisher, and Benoit Mandelbrot. After him are Maurice Allais, Éric Rohmer, Bobby Farrell, Alois Brunner, Claude Chabrol, and Dennis Hopper.
Others Born in 1924
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Süleyman Demirel
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 14
Khamtai Siphandon
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2025
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 15
Jean-François Lyotard
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1998
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 16
Benoit Mandelbrot
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 17
Maurice Jarre
COMPOSER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 18
Sarah Vaughan
SINGER
1924 - 1990
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 19
Georges Charpak
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 20
Lauren Bacall
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 21
Roger Guillemin
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2024
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 22
Jacques Le Goff
HISTORIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 23
Sergei Parajanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1990
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 24
Paul Feyerabend
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 25
Lys Assia
SINGER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 2010
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Ronnie James Dio
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2010
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 8
James Black
PHYSICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 9
Gloria Stuart
ACTOR
1910 - 2010
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 10
Louise Bourgeois
SCULPTOR
1911 - 2010
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 11
Eddie Fisher
ACTOR
1928 - 2010
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 12
Benoit Mandelbrot
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 13
Georges Charpak
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 14
Maurice Allais
ECONOMIST
1911 - 2010
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 15
Éric Rohmer
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 2010
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 16
Bobby Farrell
DANCER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 17
Alois Brunner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 2010
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 18
Claude Chabrol
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2010
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 19
Dennis Hopper
ACTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 20
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Georges Charpak ranks 58 out of 1,365. Before him are Vladimir Horowitz (1903), Sergei Korolev (1906), Andrei Chikatilo (1936), Sholem Aleichem (1859), Moshe Sharett (1894), and Sviatoslav Richter (1915). After him are Levi Eshkol (1895), Selman Waksman (1888), David Oistrakh (1908), Lesya Ukrainka (1871), Nikolai Berdyaev (1874), and Isaac Babel (1894).
Others born in Ukraine
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Vladimir Horowitz
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 52
Sergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 53
Andrei Chikatilo
EXTREMIST
1936 - 1994
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 54
Sholem Aleichem
WRITER
1859 - 1916
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 55
Moshe Sharett
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1965
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 56
Sviatoslav Richter
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 57
Georges Charpak
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 58
Levi Eshkol
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1969
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 59
Selman Waksman
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1973
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 60
David Oistrakh
MUSICIAN
1908 - 1974
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 61
Lesya Ukrainka
WRITER
1871 - 1913
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 62
Nikolai Berdyaev
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1948
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 63
Isaac Babel
WRITER
1894 - 1940
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 64
Among Physikers In Ukraine
Among physikers born in Ukraine, Georges Charpak ranks 2. Before him are George Gamow (1904). After him are Moshé Feldenkrais (1904), Abram Ioffe (1880), Evgeny Lifshitz (1915), Dmitri Ivanenko (1904), Ivan Puluj (1845), Vladimir Veksler (1907), Julius Edgar Lilienfeld (1882), Anatoly Alexandrov (1903), Matvei Bronstein (1906), and Gregory Breit (1899).
George Gamow
1904 - 1968
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 1
Georges Charpak
1924 - 2010
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 2
Moshé Feldenkrais
1904 - 1984
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 3
Abram Ioffe
1880 - 1960
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 4
Evgeny Lifshitz
1915 - 1985
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 5
Dmitri Ivanenko
1904 - 1994
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 6
Ivan Puluj
1845 - 1918
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 7
Vladimir Veksler
1907 - 1966
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 8
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
1882 - 1963
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 9
Anatoly Alexandrov
1903 - 1994
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 10
Matvei Bronstein
1906 - 1938
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 11
Gregory Breit
1899 - 1981
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 12
