Louis Néel

Louis Néel was a French physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1970 for his work on magnetism. He discovered that materials could have different magnetic states based on their temperature, leading to insights into how magnets work. Néel's work helped explain phenomena like ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism, where magnetic moments of atoms align parallel or opposite to each other, respectively. His research also contributed to the understanding of plasma waves and oscillations in magnetic fields, which are essential in various fields, including material science and technology, particularly in developing magnetic materials and applications in electronics.