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Juris Upatnieks

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Latvian-American physicist and inventor (born 1936), one of the inventors of the hologram

United StatesScientistsLived 1936 to 2026 · aged 90
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Juris Upatnieks was a Latvian-American physicist and inventor, and pioneer in the field of holography. He was nominated for the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside Emmett Leith but did not win.

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Awards 5

2010Emmett N. Leith Medal
1999Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences
1976Holley Medal
1975R. W. Wood Prize
1967Fellow of the Optical Society

Connected to Juris 6

Charles Stark DraperAlso won Holley MedalVladimir ToporovAlso won Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of SciencesFederico CapassoAlso won R. W. Wood PrizeEmil WolfAlso won Fellow of the Optical SocietyGunnar BirkertsAlso won Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of SciencesYvette CauchoisAlso won Fellow of the Optical Society

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2026 · aged 90
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16 languages

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