Georges Sagnac

Physicist, Deceased Person

1869 – 1928

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Who was Georges Sagnac?

Georges Sagnac was a French physicist who lent his name to the Sagnac effect, a phenomenon which is at the basis of interferometers and ring laser gyroscopes developed since the 1970s.

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Born
Oct 14, 1869
Périgueux
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Education
  • École Normale Supérieure
Died
Feb 26, 1928

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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