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William Daniel Phillips

Physics Nobel laureate · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1948 · age 78

William Daniel Phillips is an American physicist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997 with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.

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A life in dates

2018Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward2010Honorary Doctorate from ENSAwardMoyal MedalAward2000Richtmyer Memorial Lecture AwardAward1999“While in high school, I spent a summer working in a university research lab.”In their words9 May 1999(Commencement Address

1998Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser ScienceAward1997Nobel Prize in PhysicsAward1996Albert A. Michelson MedalAward1987Samuel Wesley Stratton AwardAward1948Born5 November 1948

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  1. Wineland and Haroche realized a long-standing dream of quantum physics: studying the behavior of single quantum objects.

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  2. I think a lot people had this idea that science advances through eureka moments and it's true to some extent.

    (quote at 1:02:42 of 1:28:55 in video), Own words

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Awards

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2018
Moyal Medal2010
Honorary Doctorate from ENS2010
Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award2000
Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science1998
Nobel Prize in Physics1997
Albert A. Michelson Medal1996
Samuel Wesley Stratton Award1987
Arthur S. Flemming Award
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the Optical Society

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 78

The same award as William

Roy J. GlauberBoth received Albert A. Michelson MedalDavid J. WinelandBoth received Samuel Wesley Stratton AwardJocelyn Bell BurnellBoth received Albert A. Michelson MedalTheodor W. HänschBoth received Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser ScienceJohn L. HallBoth received Samuel Wesley Stratton AwardMichael Victor BerryBoth received Moyal Medal