The French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique is a public research organization. The Centre claims to employ twenty-six thousand people. It has eighteen "regional" offices in the French Republic. The Centre is represented in Brussels, Peking, Tokyo, Hanoï, the District of Columbia, Bonn, Moscow, Tunis, Johannesburg, and Santiago de Chile. Its budget for 2004 was 2.214 billion EUR. Public is of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; opposed to private; as, the public treasury. ... For the suburb of Melbourne, Australia, see Research, Victoria. ... Alternative meaning: Organisation (band). ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... For the techno single by Moby, see Thousand (single). ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels ( Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the de facto capital of the European Union, as two of its three main institutions have their headquarters... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking), is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō  listen, literally eastern capital), is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu in Japan. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Bonn is a city in Germany (Population (2004 est): 313,605 ; the 19th largest city in Germany), in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... Tunis is the capital of Tunisia. ... Johannesburgs skyline as seen from the observation deck of the Carlton Centre. ... Satellite image of Santiago Santiago (full form Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word billion, and its equivalents in other languages, refer to one of two different numbers. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ...

Scientific disciplines

The Centre lists the following as scientific disciplines in which it claims to participate. For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ...

1. Nuclear and particle physics
2. Physical sciences and mathematics
3. Communication and information science and technology
4. Engineering sciences
5. Chemical sciences
6. Sciences of the universe
7. Life sciences
8. Humanities and social sciences

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Brief history

The Centre was created on 19 October 1939 by decree of President Albert Lebrun. Since 1954, the Centre has annually awared gold, silver, and bronze medals to French scientists and "young" researchers. In 1966, the Centre underwent structural changes. The changes led to the creation of two "federative" institutes: the National Astronomy and Geophysics Institute in 1967, which later became the National Institute of Sciences of the Universe, and the National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics in 1971. October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... Albert Lebrun (August 29, 1871 - March 6, 1950) was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940, and as such was the last president of the Third Republic. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 (IB), 6, d Density, Hardness 19300 kg/m3, 2. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series Transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5 , d Density, Hardness 10490 kg/m3, 2. ... Bronze figurine, found at Öland Bronze is the traditional name for a broad range of alloys of copper. ... A scientist is a person who is expert in an area of science and who uses scientific methods in research. ... For Youth, the record producer and musician in the band Killing Joke, see Martin Glover. ... -1... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...