Nicolaas Bloembergen
Dutch-born American physicist
Nicolaas "Nico" Bloembergen (March 11, 1920 – September 5, 2017) was a Dutch-American physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1981.
Nicolaas Bloembergen | |
|---|---|
 Bloembergen in 1981 | |
| Born | March 11, 1920 |
| Died | September 5, 2017 (aged 97) |
| Citizenship | Netherlands United States |
| Alma mater | Leiden University University of Utrecht |
| Known for | Laser spectroscopy |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1981) Lorentz Medal (1978) IEEE Medal of Honor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied physics |
| Institutions | University of Arizona |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward Purcell |
| Other academic advisors | Cornelis Jacobus Gorter |
| Doctoral students | Peter Pershan |
He won the award with Arthur Schawlow and Kai Siegbahn. He won the prize for his works in laser spectroscopy.[1]
Bloembergen was born in Dordrecht, Netherlands. He studied at Leiden University and at the University of Utrecht. Bloembergen became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1951.
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