Georges Sagnac

Georges Sagnac
Born(1869-10-14)14 October 1869
Périgueux, France
Died26 February 1928(1928-02-26) (aged 58)
NationalityFrench
Known forSagnac effect
X-ray fluorescence[1]
Scientific career
FieldsOptics
InstitutionsUniversity of Sorbonne

Georges Sagnac (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ saɲak]; 14 October 1869 – 26 February 1928) was a French physicist who lent his name to the Sagnac effect, a phenomenon which is at the basis of interferometers and ring laser gyroscopes developed since the 1970s.[1]

  1. ^ a b Quintin, M. (1996). "Qui a découvert la fluorescence X ?". Journal de Physique IV. 6 (4). Retrieved 21 June 2012.