Jean Perrin Jr.

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gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkb:École_Normale_Supérieure
gptkb:Société_Française_de_Physique
Société_de_Chimie_Physique
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:École_Normale_Supérieure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkb:Collège_de_France
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Copley_Medal
Legion of Honour
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate 1870-09-30
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jean_Perrin
Jean_Perrin_III
gptkbp:contribution Experimental evidence for the existence of atoms
Experimental_verification_of_Brownian_motion
gptkbp:deathDate 1942-04-17
gptkbp:field Physics
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Statistical Mechanics
Physical_Chemistry
gptkbp:hasOccupation Physicist
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean Perrin Jr.
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gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Albert_Einstein
Erwin Schrödinger
Niels Bohr
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henri_Becquerel
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gptkbp:knownFor Brownian motion
Physics
Research in atomic theory
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern physics
Advancements in atomic physics
Recognition of atomic structure
Perrin's_law
Perrin's_theorem
gptkbp:members gptkb:Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Paul_Langevin
gptkb:Henri_Moissan
gptkbp:previousName Jean-Claude_Perrin
gptkbp:publishes Les Atomes
La Mécanique des Fluides
La Physique des Atomes
gptkbp:researchContribution Molecular weight determination
Statistical mechanics applications
Atomic theory validation
Diffusion processes study
Thermodynamic principles application
Brownian_motion_explanation
gptkbp:researchField Statistical mechanics
gptkbp:researchFocus Thermodynamics
Kinetic theory
Molecular theory
gptkbp:spouse Marie_Perrin