Serge Haroche date of birth:
September 11, 1944
How old is Serge Haroche?
81
Where was Serge Haroche born?
Casablanca, Morocco
Serge Haroche body shape:
Average
What color are Serge Haroche's eyes?
Blue
What color is Serge Haroche's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Serge Haroche gay or straight?
Straight
What is Serge Haroche's ethnicity?
White
What is Serge Haroche nationality?
French
What is Serge Haroche's occupation?
Scientist
Short Biography
Serge Haroche (born 11 September 1944) is a French physicist who was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics jointly with David J. Wineland for "ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems", a study of the particle of light, the photon. This and his other works developed laser spectroscopy. Since 2001, Haroche is a Professor at the Collège de France and holds the Chair of Quantum Physics. In 1971 he defended his doctoral thesis in physics at the University of Paris VI, his research has been conducted under the direction of Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.