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Science 27 July 2007:
Vol. 317. no. 5837, p. 466
DOI: 10.1126/science.1146688
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Perspectives

PHYSICS:
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932-2007)

Armand Ajdari

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century, extended the field of condensed-matter physics toward chemistry, biology, and engineering sciences.

The author is at ESPCI, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris, France, and at Saint-Gobain, Les Miroirs, 18 av. d'Alsace, 92096 La Défense Cedex, France. E-mail: armand.ajdari{at}saint-gobain.com

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