Background
Breton, Denis Gabriel was born on July 28, 1923 in Tonnerre, Yonne, France. Son of Gabriel and Madeleine (Gerand) Breton.
Breton, Denis Gabriel was born on July 28, 1923 in Tonnerre, Yonne, France. Son of Gabriel and Madeleine (Gerand) Breton.
Degree in electrical engineering, University Paris, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Paris, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University Paris, 1976.
Science project manager, French Atomic Energy Commission, Paris, 1949-1976;
senior scientist, French Atomic Energy Commission, Paris, 1982-1986;
retired, French Atomic Energy Commission, Paris, 1988. Senior scientist Electric Bond and Share Company/Grumann, New York City, 1976-1977. Science counselor French Embassy, London, 1977-1982.
Visiting professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1986-1988. Consultant, France, since 1988.
Captain French Navy, 1944-1946. Member New York Academy of Sciences, American Physical Society, European Physical Society.
Married Simone Alice Margot, November 29, 1950 (deceased May 1990). 3 children.