Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
Physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics recipient
Born
August 27th, 1915
109 years ago
Died
2011
14 years ago — 96 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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Contributions to the field of physics included work on atomic beams and maser technology. Served as a professor at Harvard University, influencing generations of physicists. Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989 for contributions to the development of methods to use atomic fields to measure frequency, which became essential in atomic clocks.
Won Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989
Developed techniques for atomic beam spectroscopy
Contributed to maser technology
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