Paul Langevin

1872 – 1946 • France

Anti-fascist • Scientist • Communist

One of France’s leading physicists Paul Langevin was the major French promoter of Einstein’s theory of relativity. He supported Dreyfus in 1898, opposed the use of chemical and biological weapons and in the 1930s opposed the fascists, joining the French Communist Party in 1944, the same year as Picasso.

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