William Phillips was awarded Nobel Prize 1997 in Physics "for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light."
Nationality United States
Institution National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Award 1997
Discipline Physics
Co-recipients Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Steven Chu
MotivationAwarded with Nobel Prize 1997 in Physics "for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light."
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