Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
Nobel Prize laureate in Physics 1997
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Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, born on April 1, 1933, in Constantine, French Algeria, is a French physicist known for his contributions to atomic physics. In 1997, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light. His work has had a significant impact on quantum physics research and has opened new avenues in the study of atoms and molecules.
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- Who is Claude Cohen-Tannoudji?
- Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, born on April 1, 1933, in Constantine, French Algeria, is a French physicist known for his contributions to atomic physics. In 1997, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light. His work has had a significant impact on quantum physics research and has opened new avenues in the study of atoms and molecules.
- In what year did Claude Cohen-Tannoudji win the Nobel Prize?
- 1997 — Physics