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Georges (Jerzy) Nomarski (January 6, 1919 - 1997) was a Polish physicist and optics theoretician. Creator of Nomarski Interference Contrast (NIC) or differential interference contrast microscopy (DIC), the method is widely used to study live biological specimens and unstained tissues.

Biography

Born in Nowy Targ Nomarski was educated in Warsaw and served in the Polish Resistance during World War II. 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 (CNRS), where the physicist rose to the Directorship of Research by 1965.

Honors

Fellow of the Optical Society of America (1972)
Honorary Fellow by the Royal Microscopical Society
Abbe Medal recipient

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