Daniel Kleppner | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Williams College (B.A.) University of Cambridge Harvard University (Ph.D.) |
Known for | AMO physics |
Spouse | Beatrice Spencer Kleppner |
Awards | Lilienfeld Prize (1991) MIT Killian Award (1995-96) Oersted Medal (1997) Wolf Prize in Physics (2005) National Medal of Science (2006) Frederic Ives Medal (2007) Franklin Institute Award (2014) APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research (2017) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | MIT |
Thesis | The Broken Beam Resonance Experiment[1] (1959) |
Doctoral advisor | Norman Ramsey |
Doctoral students | David E. Pritchard[citation needed] William Daniel Phillips[citation needed] Julia Steinberger[2] |
Website | physics |
Daniel Kleppner, born 1932, is the Lester Wolfe Professor Emeritus of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and co-founder and co-director of the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms. His areas of science include atomic, molecular, and optical physics, and his research interests include experimental atomic physics, laser spectroscopy, and high precision measurements.[3]
Together with Robert J. Kolenkow, he authored a popular textbook An Introduction to Mechanics for advanced students.[4]