Albert Fert
French physicist
Albert Fert is a French physicist and one of the discoverers of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disks. Wikipedia
Born: 1938 (age 86 years), Carcassonne, France
Parents: Charles Fert
Nationality: French
Education: Université Paris-Saclay, University of Paris, and École normale supérieure
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics, Wolf Prize in Physics, and Japan Prize