# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/h-jeff-kimble
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:18:06.069Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/h-jeff-kimble"
name: "H. Jeff Kimble"
slug: "h-jeff-kimble"
description: "Harry Jeffrey Kimble was an American physicist who was the William L. Valentine Professor and professor of physics at Caltech. His research was in quantum optics and is noted for groundbreaking experiments in physics including one of the first demonstrations of teleportation of a quantum state, quantum logic gate, and the development of the first single atom laser. According to Elizabeth Rogan, OSA CEO, \"Jeff has led a revolution in modern physics through his pioneering research in the coherent control of the interactions of light and matter.\" Kimble's main research focus was in quantum information science and the quantum dynamics of open systems."
tagline: "American physicist (1949–2024)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1949-04-23"
deathDate: "2024-09-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.09
  momentum:             1.604010025062657
  historical:           7.216668
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Кимбл, Гарри Джеф"
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    title: "اتش. جيف كيمبل"
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    title: "H. Jeff Kimble"
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    title: "H. Jeff Kimble"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump