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Kastler received numerous honorary doctorates and honorary memberships. In 1954 he was awarded the Holweck Prize, and in 1965 the CNRS Gold Medal. For his development of new spectroscopic techniques, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1966.
The Wilhelm Exner Medal is awarded to scientists and researchers that have had a direct impact on business and industry through their scientific achievements and contributions. The award was created to honor the 60th anniversary of Wilhelm Exner's association with ÖGV.
He was active in peace movements, advocated for establishing Israel, opposed the rapid generation of nuclear weapons and voiced out his opinion against participation of America in the Vietnam War. He received Knighthood (1952), the French Legion of Honor Commander (1957) and Wilhelm Exner Medal (1979) among other awards and achievements.
Jul 26, 2023 · Kastler won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1966 for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Kastler earned many honors for his work, including honorary doctorates and honorary memberships from several scientific societies.
Watch a video clip of the 1966 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Alfred Kastler, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 1966. To cite this section. MLA style: Alfred Kastler – Prize presentation. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024.
Exner Lectures 2023; Exner Lectures 2022; Exner Lectures 2019; Exner Lectures 2018; Exner Lectures 2017; Exner Lectures 2016; Exner Lectures 2015; About the medal. Wilhelm Exner Medals Foundation; The Exner Spirit; Stefan Schwartz, Creator of the Medal