Research Director at CEA and Doctor in Philosophy of Science
Etienne Klein
Born in 1958, Etienne Klein is a physicist, research director at CEA, and a doctor in philosophy of science. He leads the CEA Laboratory for Research on Matter Sciences (LARSIM).He has participated in various major projects, particularly the development of the laser isotope separation process and ...
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About Etienne Klein
Born in 1958, Etienne Klein is a physicist, research director at CEA, and a doctor in philosophy of science. He leads the CEA Laboratory for Research on Matter Sciences (LARSIM).
He has participated in various major projects, particularly the development of the laser isotope separation process and the study of a superconducting cavity accelerator. At CERN, he contributed to the design of the European Large Hadron Collider, the LHC, which led to the discovery of the Higgs boson (in July 2012).
He is a professor of physics and philosophy of science at the Ecole Centrale de Paris.
A recipient of numerous awards, he is a member of the Academy of Technologies.
He hosts a weekly segment every Thursday morning (at 7:17 AM) on France-Culture, titled “The World According to Etienne Klein.”
He has written several reflective works on physics, particularly on the question of time. He has recently published:
In Search of Majorana, Flammarion/Les Équateurs, 2013.
Discourse on the Origin of the Universe, Champs – Flammarion, 2012.
Reversing Anagrams (with Jacques Perry-Salkow), Flammarion, 2011.
Photo credits: Philippe Matsas © Flammarion