Jacques A. Beaulieu, (born April 15, 1932) is a

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physicist who invented the first

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in 1968.

Awards

In 1978, he was awarded the

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. In 1980, he was made a Fellow of the

. In 1999, he was made a Grand Officer of the

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. In 2002, he was made an Officer of the

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in recognition of his "major influence on the development of lasers and their application in the fields of defence and medicine".

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Researcher emeritus to receive the National Order of Quebec

National Order of Quebec citation
1932 births Canadian physicists Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Grand Officers of the National Order of Quebec 2014 deaths Officers of the Order of Canada People from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu {{Physicist-stub