Georges Fizeau

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:François_Arago
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Académie_des_Sciences
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:École_Polytechnique
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:awards Legion of Honour
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:born September 23, 1819
gptkbp:children gptkb:Georges_Fizeau_Jr.
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Édouard_Roche
gptkbp:contributedTo wave theory of light
gptkbp:contribution interferometry
speed of light measurement
gptkbp:culturalImpact influence on future scientists
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Sèvres
gptkbp:died September 18, 1896
gptkbp:faculty gptkb:Hippolyte_Fizeau
gptkbp:famousFor light speed experiments
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:field optics
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century physics
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Fizeau's_contributions_to_physics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneering work in optics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Georges Fizeau
gptkbp:impact advancement of optical science
gptkbp:influence modern physics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkbp:influencedBy Augustin-Jean Fresnel
gptkbp:influenceOn optical engineering
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Fizeau_interferometer
gptkbp:involvedIn scientific community
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Fizeau
Fizeau_experiment
gptkbp:legacy Fizeau's_law
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableEvent first measurement of light speed in air
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Henri_Becquerel
gptkbp:notableWork Fizeau's_formula
gptkbp:occupation scientist
gptkbp:patentCitation gptkb:Fizeau's_apparatus
gptkbp:publishes Research on the velocity of light
gptkbp:researchAreas wave optics
gptkbp:researchContribution measurement techniques
optical measurements
gptkbp:researchField physics
optical physics
gptkbp:researchFocus light propagation
gptkbp:researchInterest empirical research
experimental physics
gptkbp:residence gptkb:France
gptkbp:scientificName international acclaim
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Fizeau