The Nuclear Physics Institute (IPN) listed as an EPS historic site
The Orsay Nuclear Physics Institute (IPN) has received the honour of being included in the European Physical Society (EPS)’s list of historical sites.
A ceremony was held on 13 October at the Laboratory of the Physics of the two Infinities Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab - Univ. Paris-Saclay/CNRS/Univ. Paris Cité) to celebrate the occasion. The event began with a conference on the history of the IPN, from its beginnings to the current day, and was followed by the unveiling of a commemorative plaque.
The Institute and its community also had the pleasure of welcoming Hélène Joliot-Langevin, the daughter of Irène et Fréderic Joliot-Curie, Joel Pouthas, Physics historian and former Head of the IPN’s R&D department, Sydney Gales, former Head of the IPN, and Silvia Leoni, a representative of the Instituto nazionale di fisica nucleare (INFN).
