Theodor W. Hänsch
German physicist and nobel laureate (born 1941) · Germany · Scientists
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Something wrong?Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch is a German physicist. He received one-fourth of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics for "contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique", sharing the prize with John L. Hall and Roy J. Glauber.
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2019Ernst Mach MedalAward2011Hall of Fame of German ResearchAward2008Honorary Doctor of the Bar-Ilan UniversityAward2006Honorary Doctor of the University of St AndrewsAwardOfficer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward2005Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAwardNobel Prize in PhysicsAward2003Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward2001Matteucci MedalAward1996Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser ScienceAward1989King Faisal International Prize in ScienceAward1986Albert A. Michelson MedalAward1983Comstock Prize in PhysicsAward1978Humboldt PrizeAward1941Born30 October 1941
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Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1941 · age 84
In common with Theodor
Werner HeisenbergBoth received Hall of Fame of German Research
Isidor Isaac RabiBoth received I. I. Rabi Award
Steven ChuBoth received William F. Meggers Award
Ahmed ZewailBoth received Herbert P. Broida Prize
Georg BednorzBoth received Klung Wilhelmy Science Award
Alain AspectBoth received Frederic Ives MedalFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.