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Electromagnetic Properties of Nuclear Systems (1938) Willis Eugene Lamb Jr. ( / læm /; July 12, 1913 – May 15, 2008) was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1955 "for his discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum."
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May 11, 2024 · Willis Eugene Lamb, Jr. (born July 12, 1913, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.—died May 15, 2008, Tucson, Ariz.) was an American physicist and corecipient, with Polykarp Kusch, of the 1955 Nobel Prize for Physics for experimental work that spurred refinements in the quantum theories of electromagnetic phenomena. Lamb joined the faculty of Columbia ...
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May 15, 2008 · The Nobel Prize in Physics 1955 was divided equally between Willis Eugene Lamb "for his discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum" and Polykarp Kusch "for his precision determination of the magnetic moment of the electron"
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Jun 11, 2008 · Willis Lamb, who died on 15 May aged 94, received his highest recognition in 1955, when he was awarded one half of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the subtle quantum-mechanical...
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May 15, 2008 · Willis Lamb discovered the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum, which challenged Dirac's theory of quantum electrodynamics. He used precise measurements to reveal the Lamb shift, a small difference in energy levels in the hydrogen atom.
May 15, 2008 · The Nobel Prize in Physics 1955. Born: 12 July 1913, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Died: 15 May 2008, Tucson, AZ, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. Prize motivation: “for his discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum”. Prize share: 1/2. Work.
Lamb was a pioneer in quantum physics who discovered the Lamb Shift and the fine structure of the hydrogen atom. He taught at Columbia, Yale and Arizona, and received the National Medal of Science in 2000.
