Wolfgang Ketterle

Physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics 2001

Wolfgang Ketterle - Physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics 2001
Born

October 21st, 1957
68 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Germany

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A German physicist focused on atomic physics and Bose-Einstein condensates. Conducted significant research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work involved the creation and study of ultracold atoms, which advanced the understanding of quantum mechanics. Ketterle contributed to the development of methods to cool atoms to temperatures near absolute zero, enabling groundbreaking experiments in the behavior of matter at extremely low temperatures.

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001

Demonstrated the first Bose-Einstein condensate

Performed experiments using laser cooling techniques

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