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Bernard d'Espagnat | |
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.jpg) Bernard d'Espagnat receiving the Templeton Prize from the Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace in 2009. | |
| Born | 22 August 1921 Fourmagnac, Midi-Pyrénées, France |
| Died | 1 August 2015 (aged 93) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne |
| Awards | Templeton Prize (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Sorbonne |
| Doctoral advisor | Louis de Broglie |
| Doctoral students | Mary K. Gaillard |
Bernard d'Espagnat (22 August 1921 – 1 August 2015) was a French theoretical physicist, philosopher of science, and author, best known for his work on the nature of reality.[1][2] The Wigner–d'Espagnat inequality is partially named after him.
Quote: "The doctrine that the world is made up of objects whose existence is independent of human consciousness turns out to be in conflict with quantum mechanics and with facts established by experiment."[3]
- ^ "LE CARNET DU JOUR" (PDF). lefigaro. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Bernard d’Espagnat, physicist - obituary
- ^ Epigraph of the article "The Quantum Theory and Reality, by Bernard d'Espagnat" Scientific American, Nov. 1979 Archived 2009-08-24 at the Wayback Machine.