Blondlot, René

René Blondlot
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Name	Blondlot, René Gender: M
Birthname	Prosper-René Blondlot
born on	3 July 1849 at 19:00 (= 7:00 PM )
Place	Nancy, France, 48n41, 6e12
Timezone	LMT m6e12 (is local mean time)
Data source	Quoted BC/BR Rodden Rating AA Collector: Gauquelin
Astrology data	11°37' 22°01 Asc. 27°22'

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Biography

French physicist, best remembered for his mistaken "discovery" of N rays, a phenomenon that subsequently proved to be illusory.

In 1903, Blondlot announced that he had discovered N rays, a new species of radiation. The "discovery" attracted much attention over the following year until Robert W. Wood showed that the phenomena were purely subjective with no physical origin. The French Academy of Sciences awarded the Prix Leconte (₣50,000) for 1904 to Blondlot, although they hedged on the reason, citing the totality of his work rather than the discovery of N-rays.

He died, aged 81, on 24 November 1930 in Nancy.

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Events

• Death, Cause unspecified 24 November 1930 (Age 81)
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Source Notes

GraZia Bordoni's Science file quotes Gauquelin.

Categories

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 81)

• Vocation : Science : Physics