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The
President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
WILLIS E. LAMB, JR.
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Regents Professor |
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University of Arizona |
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Optical Sciences Center |
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Tuscon, ArizonaUSA |
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Male
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| Year Deceased: |
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2008 |
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| Award Discipline: |
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Physical Sciences |
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| Award Year: |
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2000 |
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| Citation: |
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"For his towering contributions to classical and quantum theories of laser radiation and quantum optics, and to the proper interpretation of quantum mechanics." |
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Presented by Dr. Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science & Technology, at a black-tie dinner awards ceremony at the National Building Museum, Washington, DC, Friday, December 1, 2000. Award accepted by his wife, Bruria Kaufman. |
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| Nobel Laureate: |
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Physics, 1955 |
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