Centre national de la recherche scientifique

The Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) is the largest and most prominent public research organization in France. It employs 26,000 people. Its budget for 2004 was 2.214 billion EUR.

Brief history

The Centre was created on 19 October 1939 by decree of President Albert Lebrun. Since 1954, the Centre has annually awared gold, silver, and bronze medals to French scientists and "young" researchers. In 1966, the Centre underwent structural changes. The changes led to the creation of two "federative" institutes: the National Astronomy and Geophysics Institute in 1967, which later became the National Institute of Sciences of the Universe, and the National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics in 1971.

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19 October - 1939 - President - Albert Lebrun - 1954 - Scientist - 1966 - National Astronomy and Geophysics Institute - 1967 - National Institute of Sciences of the Universe - National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics - 1971

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