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David Jeffrey Wineland (born February 24, 1944)[1] is an American physicist. He works at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physics laboratory. He was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics with Serge Haroche for "ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems".[2][3] He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "David Wineland". Array of Contemporary American Physicists. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ↑ "Press release – Particle control in a quantum world". Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ↑ Phillips, William Daniel (2013). "Profile of David Wineland and Serge Haroche, 2012 Nobel Laureates in Physics". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110 (18): 7110–1. Bibcode:2013PNAS..110.7110P. doi:10.1073/pnas.1221825110. PMC 3645510. PMID 23584018.