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Gennes  (zhn), Pierre-Gilles de 1932-2007.
French physicist who won a 1991 Nobel Prize for his contributions to the understanding of how complex forms of matter, such as liquid crystals and polymers, undergo structural changes.


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In interviews on French television 14 years ago, after receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics, popular physicist Pierre-Gilles de Gennes of the College of France in Paris repeatedly alluded to the spaghetti mystery as one of the very simple, yet unsolved, problems of science.
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Crutzen Nobel laureate in chemistry, 1995 Richard Dawkins Charles Simonyi professor, University of Oxford Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Nobel laureate in physics, 1991 Johann Deisenhofer Nobel laureate in chemistry, 1988 Riane Eisler President, Center for Partnership Studies Edward Ericson Leader emeritus, Ethical Culture Roy P.
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