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Sep 28, 2020 · Arthur Ashkin, a physicist who was awarded a 2018 Nobel Prize for figuring out how to harness the power of light to trap microscopic objects for closer study, calling his invention optical...
Oct 1, 2020 · Arthur Ashkin, Ph.D. ’52, who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2018 for pioneering “optical tweezers” that use laser light to capture and manipulate microscopic particles, died Sept. 21 at his home in Rumson, N.J. He was 98.
Jan 29, 2021 · The father of the optical tweezers, Arthur Ashkin, passed away peacefully at his home in Rumson, NJ, on September 21, 2020, at the age of 98, two years after being awarded the 2018 Physics Nobel Prize. Arthur Ashkin, in his backyard, looking through a magnifying glass. Image credit: Daniel Ashkin (photographer).
Sep 19, 2023 · Nobel Laureate and Honorary Member Arthur Ashkin was known for his pioneering work to create optical tweezers. He received a B.A. in physics from Columbia College, USA, in 1947 and a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from Cornell University, USA, in 1952. Ashkin worked at the Columbia Radiation Lab from 1942 to 1945 while in the Army and at AT&T Bell ...
Feb 19, 2021 · Born on 2 September 1922, the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe, Arthur Ashkin (pictured) was always proud of his humble heritage. Despite not having been raised in a scholarly environment,...
Sep 21, 2020 · Arthur Ashkin, Nobel Laureate and OSA Honorary Member, known for his pioneering work to create optical tweezers, has passed away at the age of 98. Many considered Ashkin the father of laser radiation pressure.
Oct 2, 2018 · Columbia alumnus Arthur Ashkin (CC 1947) has won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking research in laser physics. He will receive half the $2 million prize for his work with optical tweezers that grab particles, atoms, viruses and other living cells with their laser beam fingers.
