Bertrand Goldschmidt
Bertrand Goldschmidt (2 November 1912 – 11 June 2002) was a French chemist. He is considered one of the fathers of the French atomic bomb, which was tested for the first time in 1960 in the nuclear test Gerboise Bleue.
Bertrand Goldschmidt | |
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Goldschmidt in the 1960s | |
| Born | November 2, 1912 Paris, France |
| Died | June 11, 2002 (aged 89) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | ESPCI Paris |
| Known for | French atomic bomb |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear physics |
| Institutions | French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission |
| Thesis | Etude du fractionnement par cristallisation mixte à l'aide des radioéléments (1939) |
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