Albert Fert

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:award gptkb:2007
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birth_date 1938-03-07
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Carcassonne
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Peter_Grünberg
gptkbp:contribution discovery of GMR effect
gptkbp:field condensed matter physics
gptkbp:field_of_study physics
gptkbp:honorary_title gptkb:University_of_Paris_12
gptkb:University_of_Montpellier
gptkb:University_of_Exeter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Albert Fert
gptkbp:influence technology development
gptkbp:influenced spintronics research community
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Pierre-Gilles_de_Gennes
gptkbp:invention Magnetic sensors
spintronic devices
Giant magnetoresistive sensors
Magnetic random access memory (MRAM)
Spin-based transistors
Spintronic memory devices
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:academic_conferences
gptkb:educational_programs
gptkb:scientific_societies
public lectures
international research initiatives
collaborative research projects
mentoring young scientists
science outreach programs
scientific advisory boards
science policy discussions
peer review activities
research funding committees
gptkbp:known_for spintronics
Giant Magnetoresistance
gptkbp:member gptkb:European_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:published_work Numerous scientific papers
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:nanotechnology
material science
quantum physics
electronic engineering
gptkbp:research_focus magnetoresistance
gptkbp:research_institutes gptkb:Institut_d'_Optique_Graduate_School
gptkb:CNRS
gptkb:University_of_Paris_XI
gptkbp:spouse Marie-Claude Fert
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:University_of_Paris-Sud
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gérard_Grunberg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6