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John Lewis Hall | |
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 Hall at the 2012 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting | |
| Born | August 21, 1934 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Optical frequency comb |
| Awards | Department of Commerce Gold Medal (1969) Nobel Prize in Physics (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Colorado Boulder, JILA, NIST |
| Thesis | Electron spin resonance of interstitial hydrogen atoms in calcium-fluoride (1962) |
| Doctoral students | Jun Ye |
John Lewis "Jan" Hall (born August 21, 1934) is an American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics. He shared the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics with Theodor W. Hänsch and Roy Glauber for his work in precision spectroscopy.