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David Jeffery Wineland is an American physicist at the Physical Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). His most notable contributions include the laser cooling of trapped ions and the use of ions for quantum-computing operations. He received the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Serge Haroche, for "ground-breaking experimental methods that enab…
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Born 24 February 1944 · Q61045
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Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics
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Awarded Wolfgang Paul Lecture (2013).
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics — for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems.
Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics (2012).
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Won Benjamin Franklin Medal (2010).
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Awarded Herbert Walther Prize (2009).
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Won National Medal of Science (2007).
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Won Frederic Ives Medal (2004).
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Awarded Samuel Wesley Stratton Award (2003).
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Awarded Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science (2001).
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Awarded I. I. Rabi Award (1998).
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Awarded Einstein Prize for Laser Science (1996).
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Created the first single atom quantum logic gate and was the first to quantum teleport information in massive particles in 2004
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Awarded William F. Meggers Award (1990).
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Awarded Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics (1990).
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Joined the National Bureau of Standards (now called NIST), where he started the ion storage group and is on the physics faculty of the University of Colorado at Boulder
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Studied at Harvard University, Doctor of Philosophy (1970).
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Studied at University of California, Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts (1965).
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And his master's and doctoral degrees in physics from Harvard University
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Born 1944-02-24.
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