Paul Langevin
1872-1946
French physicist best known for establishing the modern theory of magnetism. Langevin explained paramagnetism and diamagnetism in terms of interactions between magnetic fields ...
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Paul Langevin was never particularly interested in fame; he preferred teaching his theories to his students rather than publishing them for the scientific community, and he rarely engaged in the risky...
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Paul Langevin was born on January 23, 1872, in Paris. He received a first-rate education at the hands of Pierre Curie at the École de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles. He also studied under ...
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