Charles Fabry

Maurice Paul Auguste Charles Fabry (June 11 1867 / Marseille, France – December 11 1945 / Paris, France) was a French physicist.

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June 11 - 1867 - Marseille - France - December 11 - 1945 - Paris - Physicist

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He and Henri Buisson discovered the ozone layer in 1913. In optics, he discovered an explanation for the phenomenon of interference fringes. Together with his colleague Alfred Perot he invented the Fabry-Perot interferometer.

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Henri Buisson - Ozone layer - 1913 - Optics - Interference - Alfred Perot - Fabry-Perot - Interferometer

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He won the Henry Draper Medal in 1919.

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Henry Draper Medal - 1919

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He was the first general director of the Institut d'optique théorique et appliquée and director of the "grande école" École supérieure d'optique (SupOptique).

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Institut d'optique théorique et appliquée - École supérieure d'optique

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