Education
Born in Nowy Targ, Nomarski was educated in Warsaw and served in the Polish Resistance during World World War World War II
Born in Nowy Targ, Nomarski was educated in Warsaw and served in the Polish Resistance during World World War World War II
Creator of Nomarski interference contrast (National Informatics Centre) or differential interference contrast (Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation) microscopy, the method is widely used to study live biological specimens and unstained tissues. Captured by enemy forces, he was a prisoner of war until March 1945. He finished his education in France and received his diploma from l"Ecole Supérieure d"Optique Paris (Grande Ecole).
In 1950, Nomarski established the Laboratoire de Microscopie Optique de L"Institut d"Optique and became a professor of microscopy and head of the department at his alma mater.
He simultaneously conducted research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research), where the physicist rose to the Directorship of Research by 1965. Fellow of the Optical Society of America (1972).