Wolfgang Ketterle
Nobel Prize laureate in Physics 2001
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Wolfgang Ketterle, born on October 21, 1957, in Heidelberg, West Germany, is a German physicist known for his contributions to quantum physics. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his achievements in Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates. His research has opened new avenues in the field of atomic and molecular physics.
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- Who is Wolfgang Ketterle?
- Wolfgang Ketterle, born on October 21, 1957, in Heidelberg, West Germany, is a German physicist known for his contributions to quantum physics. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his achievements in Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates. His research has opened new avenues in the field of atomic and molecular physics.
- In what year did Wolfgang Ketterle win the Nobel Prize?
- 2001 — Physics