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William Daniel Phillips (born November 5, 1948) is an American physicist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1997, with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji . Biography. Phillips was born to William Cornelius Phillips of Juniata, Pennsylvania, and Mary Catherine Savino of Ripacandida, Italy.
Apr 23, 2024 · William D. Phillips (born Nov. 5, 1948, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., U.S.) is an American physicist whose experiments using laser light to cool and trap atoms earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1997. He shared the award with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, who also developed methods of laser cooling and atom trapping.
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William Phillips was awarded Nobel Prize 1997 in Physics "for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light." Nationality United States Institution National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Biography. William Phillips is a Distinguished University and College Park Professor of physics. In 1997 he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physics "for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light."
William Daniel Phillips (born November 5, 1948) is an American physicist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1997, with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji. In 1996, he received the Albert A. Michelson Medal from The Franklin Institute.
CV - William Phillips | Lindau Mediatheque. William Daniel Phillips is an American physicist who shared the 1997 physics prize with Steven Chu (US) and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (France). All three developed methods of cooling and trapping atoms using lasers.