Jacques Blamont | |
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| Born | Jacques Émile Blamont 13 October 1926 |
| Died | 13 April 2020 (aged 93) Châtillon, France |
| Occupation | Astrophysicist |
| Known for | Aerospace programmes |
| Awards | Padma Shri Commander of the Legion of Honour Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit Commander of the Academic Palms Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit Rovel H. Prize Aimé Cotton Prize Leon Grelaud Prize CNES Vermeil Medal Prix Paul Doistau–Émile Blutet President's Silver Medal Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Award NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal USSR Academy of Sciences Gagarin Medal IAA Guggenheim Medal Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples IAA Theodore von Karman Medal ISRO Vikram Sarabhai Medal Guiana Space Center Gold Medal Spie prize French Roberval Prize ISOE George N. Goddard Award NASA Distinguished Service Medal COSPAR Space Science Award |
Jacques Émile Blamont ([ʒak bla.mɔ̃]; 13 October 1926 – 13 April 2020) was a French astrophysicist,[1][2] author and the founder scientific and technical director of National Centre for Space Studies (CNES-Centre national d'études spatiales), known to have contributed to the development of Veronique, the first rocket launched by France in 1957.[3][4] He was an elected fellow of the French Academy of Technologies[5] and a professor emeritus of the Pierre and Marie Curie University (University of Paris VI).[6]
Blamont was a recipient of several national honours such as Commander of the Legion of Honour, the third highest French civilian honour, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, the second highest French civilian honour, Commander of the Academic Palms, Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, the highest French civilian honour, President's Silver Medal, Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples and Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[3][7]
Blamont died on 13 April 2020 in Châtillon, Hauts-de-Seine, aged 93.[8]
- ^ "Interview de Jacques Blamont". YouTube video. Thinkerview. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Interview with Jacques Blamont". Jean-Paul Baquiast and Christophe Jacquemin. 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Royal Academy of Sciences profile" (PDF). Royal Academy of Sciences. 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Planetary Society". Planetary Society. 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "NATF Fellow". NATF. 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Diploweb". Diploweb. 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Augereau, Jean-François (14 April 2020). "L'astrophysicien, Jacques Blamont, un des pères de l'aventure spatiale française, est mort". Le Monde. Retrieved 14 April 2020.