Ferenc Krausz facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ferenc Krausz
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Krausz in 2010
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| Born | 17 May 1962 Mór, Hungarian People's Republic
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| Known for | First attosecond light source |
| Awards | Wolf Prize in Physics (2022) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2022) Nobel Prize in Physics (2023) |
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| Fields | Attosecond physics |
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| Thesis | Erzeugung ultrakurzer Lichtimpulse in Neodymium-Glaslasern (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Arnold Schmidt |
Ferenc Krausz (born May 17, 1962) is a brilliant scientist from Hungary and Austria. He is famous for his work with incredibly fast light. He helped create the first "attosecond" light pulses. An attosecond is a super tiny amount of time. It's like a billionth of a billionth of a second! These tiny light flashes help scientists see how electrons move inside atoms. This amazing discovery led to a new field called "attophysics." In 2023, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics along with two other scientists, Pierre Agostini and Anne L'Huillier.
Becoming a Scientist
Ferenc Krausz studied physics and electrical engineering in Hungary. This was from 1981 to 1985. He then moved to Austria. There, he earned his PhD at the Technical University of Vienna. He continued his research there for several years.
In 2003, he became a director. This was at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics in Germany. A year later, in 2004, he also became a professor. He teaches experimental physics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
Amazing Discoveries
Professor Krausz's team made a huge breakthrough. They created and measured the first attosecond light pulse. Imagine light flashes so fast they can capture how tiny electrons move! Electrons are the tiny particles that orbit the center of an atom.
This discovery was like getting a super-fast camera. It allowed scientists to watch these incredibly quick movements. This new way of studying matter is called attophysics. It helps us understand how the world works at a very, very small scale.
Awards and Recognition
Ferenc Krausz has received many important awards for his work. These awards recognize his amazing contributions to science.
- In 2006, he won the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.
- He also received the Royal Photographic Society Progress medal in 2006.
- In 2009, he became a Fellow of Optica.
- He was awarded the Otto Hahn Prize in 2013.
- In 2015, he was recognized as a Clarivate Citation laureate. This was for his work in attosecond physics.
- He became a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2016.
- In 2019, he received the Vladilen Letokhov Medal.
- He won the Wolf Prize in Physics in 2022. He shared this with Anne L'Huillier and Paul Corkum.
- Also in 2022, he received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award. This was also with L'Huillier and Corkum.
- In 2023, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. He shared this with Anne L'Huillier and Pierre Agostini. They won for their methods to create attosecond light pulses. These pulses help study how electrons move in matter.
