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Broglie

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Bro·glie  (brô-gl), Louis Victor de 1892-1987.
French physicist who demonstrated (1927) that particles exhibit wavelike properties, thus establishing the field of wave mechanics. He won a 1929 Nobel Prize.
Broglie [brɔj]
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1. (Biographies / Broglie, Louis Victor de (1892-1987) M, French, SCIENCE: physicist) Prince Louis Victor de (lwi viktɔr də). 1892-1987, French physicist, noted for his research in quantum mechanics and his development of wave mechanics: Nobel prize for physics 1929
2. (Biographies / Broglie, Maurice (1875-1960) M, French, SCIENCE: physicist) his brother, Maurice (mɔris), Duc de Broglie. 1875-1960, French physicist, noted for his research into X-ray spectra
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Noun1.Broglie - French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)
de Broglie, Louis Victor de Broglie


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