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David J. Wineland
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David Jeffrey Wineland
February 24, 1944 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Harvard University |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (2012) National Medal of Science (2007) Schawlow Prize (2001) |
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Fields | Quantum physics |
Institutions | University of Washington National Institute of Standards and Technology University of Colorado, Boulder University of Oregon |
Thesis | The Atomic Deuterium Maser (1971) |
Doctoral advisor | Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. |
Other academic advisors | Hans Georg Dehmelt |
David Jeffrey Wineland (born February 24, 1944) is an American Nobel-laureate physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physics laboratory. His work has included advances in optics, specifically laser-cooling trapped ions and using ions for quantum-computing operations. He was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Serge Haroche, for "ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems".
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