Walther, H. 1935-2006

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Name (Latin)
Walther, H. 1935-2006
Other forms of name
Walther, Herbert, 1935-
Walther, H. (Herbert), 1935-
Date of birth
1935-01-19
Date of death
2006-07-22
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 108139624
Wikidata: Q74175
Library of congress: n 83017800
Sources of Information
  • Laser spectroscopy of atoms ... 1975.
  • NATO Advanced Study Institute on Advances in Laser Spectroscopy (1981 : San Miniato, Italy). Advances in laser spectroscopy, c1983:CIP t.p. (H. Walther, Univ. of Munich & Max Planck Inst. for Quantum Optics, Garching, Fed. Rep. of Ger.)
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Wikipedia description:

Herbert Walther (January 19, 1935 in Ludwigshafen/Rhein, Germany – July 22, 2006 in Munich) was a leader in the fields of quantum optics and laser physics. He was a founding director of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) in Garching, Germany. He also was Chair of Physics at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He is primarily known for his experimental work on cavity quantum electrodynamics (in the form of the micromaser) as well his groundbreaking work on the ion trap. At the time of his death he had over 600 publications and numerous awards from a number of prestigious physics and optics societies. In 1978 he won the Max Born Medal and Prize. In 1988 he received the Einstein Prize for Laser Science, in 1990 he received the Charles Hard Townes Award, in 1993 the Albert A. Michelson Medal from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and in 2003 the Frederic Ives Medal of The Optical Society.

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