Georges (Jerzy) Nomarski (January 6, 1919 - 1997) was a Polish physicist and optics theoretician. He was the creator of differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy. The method is widely used to study live biological specimens and unstained tissues and in many languages bears his name.

Biography

Born in Nowy Targ, Nomarski was educated in Warsaw at the Warsaw University of Technology

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