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Daniel C. Tsui

Nobel Prize laureate in Physics 1998
Daniel C. Tsui — Nobel Prize
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Physics 1998
Born : 1939-02-28 — Henan, China
“for their discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations”
Physics · 1998
Daniel C. Tsui, born on February 28, 1939, in Henan, China, is an American physicist of Chinese descent. He is best known for his contributions to condensed matter physics, particularly for his discovery of a new form of quantum fluid. In 1998, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on fractionally charged excitations. Tsui has also served as a professor at Princeton University, where he continued to influence the field of physics.

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Who is Daniel C. Tsui?
Daniel C. Tsui, born on February 28, 1939, in Henan, China, is an American physicist of Chinese descent. He is best known for his contributions to condensed matter physics, particularly for his discovery of a new form of quantum fluid. In 1998, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on fractionally charged excitations. Tsui has also served as a professor at Princeton University, where he continued to influence the field of physics.
In what year did Daniel C. Tsui win the Nobel Prize?
1998 — Physics
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