Robert B. Laughlin
Physicist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physics
Born
November 1st, 1950
74 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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A notable physicist and academic contributed significantly to the field of condensed matter physics. Served as a professor at Stanford University, focusing on complex quantum systems. Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1998 for theoretical work explaining the fractional quantum Hall effect, which has implications for our understanding of quantum mechanics. Published numerous papers and authored books in the realm of physics.
Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1998
Contributed to the theory of fractional quantum Hall effect
Served as a professor at Stanford University
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