Background
Fournet, Gerard Lucien was born on May 2, 1923 in Paris. Son of Paul Yves and Germaine (Tournaud) Fournet.
Fournet, Gerard Lucien was born on May 2, 1923 in Paris. Son of Paul Yves and Germaine (Tournaud) Fournet.
Physicist Engineer, Ecole de Physique et Chimie, Paris, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, Faculte des Sciences, Paris, 1950.
Engineer, Ferisol, Paris, 1944-1946; research engineer, Onera, Paris, 1946-1952; chief engineer, SACM, Paris, 1952-1961; assistant professor, Ecole de Physique et Chimie, Paris, 1950-1959; professor, Ecole de Physique et Chimie, Paris, 1959-1981; professor, Ecole Superieure des Telecommunications, Paris, 1958-1962; professor, U. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, since 1961; professor, Ecole Superieure d'Electricite, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France, 1961-1991.
Member Society Française de Physique, Society Française des Electriciens, American Physical Society, Center National de la Recherche Scientifique.
Married Noele Valentine Tournier, March 13, 1947 (deceased March 1981). Children: Jerome Denis, Christian François.