Daniel Kleppner

American physicist (1932-2025) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 92

Daniel Kleppner was an American physicist who was the Lester Wolfe Professor Emeritus of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and co-founder and co-director of the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms.

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2025Died16 June 20252017APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in ResearchAward2014Benjamin Franklin MedalAward2007Frederic Ives MedalAward2006National Medal of ScienceAward2005Leo Szilard Lectureship AwardAwardWolf Prize in PhysicsAward1997Oersted MedalAward1992Max Planck Research AwardAward1991Lilienfeld PrizeAwardWilliam F. Meggers AwardAward1986Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface PhysicsAward1932Born16 December 1932

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APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research2017

Benjamin Franklin Medal2014

Frederic Ives Medal2007

National Medal of Science2006

Wolf Prize in Physics2005

Leo Szilard Lectureship Award2005

Oersted Medal1997

Max Planck Research Award1992

Lilienfeld Prize1991

William F. Meggers Award1991

Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics1986

Fellow of the American Physical Society

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His areas of science included atomic, molecular, and optical physics, and his research interests included experimental atomic physics, laser spectroscopy, and high precision measurements.

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United States