David J. Wineland
American physicist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1944 · age 82
David Jeffery Wineland is an American physicist at the Physical Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). His most notable contributions include the laser cooling of trapped ions and the use of ions for quantum-computing operations.
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2013Wolfgang Paul LectureAward2012Nobel Prize in PhysicsAward2010Benjamin Franklin MedalAward2009Herbert Walther PrizeAward2007National Medal of ScienceAward2004Frederic Ives MedalAward2003Samuel Wesley Stratton AwardAward2001Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser ScienceAward1998I. I. Rabi AwardAward1996Einstein Prize for Laser ScienceAward1990Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface PhysicsAwardWilliam F. Meggers AwardAward1944Born24 February 1944
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He received the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Serge Haroche, for "ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems."
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 82
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The same award as David
Steven ChuBoth received William F. Meggers Award
Isidor Isaac RabiBoth received I. I. Rabi Award
Eric Allin CornellBoth received Samuel Wesley Stratton Award
Wolfgang KetterleBoth received Wolfgang Paul Lecture
Willis LambBoth received Einstein Prize for Laser Science
Anne L'HuillierBoth received Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics