Arthur Ashkin
Arthur Ashkin | |
|---|---|
 Ashkin in December 2018 | |
| Born | September 2, 1922 |
| Died | September 21, 2020(aged 98) Rumson,New Jersey,U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Cornell University |
| Known for | Optical tweezers |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics(2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies |
Arthur Ashkin(September 2, 1922 – September 21, 2020) was an American scientist of Jewish descent. He worked atBell LaboratoriesandLucent Technologies.He was the second oldest Nobel Laureate in history, behindJohn B. Goodenough.He was known for his invention ofoptical tweezersin 1986.[1][2][3]For his works, he was awarded theNobel Prize in Physicsin 2018.
Ashkin died on September 21, 2020 at his home inRumson,New Jerseyat the age of 98.[4]
References[change|change source]
- ↑"Arthur Ashkin (biography)".LaserFest.American Physical Society,Optical Society,SPIE,and theIEEE Photonics Society.Archived fromthe originalon 2019-01-05.Retrieved2013-08-13."LaserFest – the 50th anniversary of the first laser"
- ↑McGloin, David; Reid, J.P. (February 1, 2010)."Forty Years of Optical Manipulation".Optics and Photonics News.21(3). The Optical Society: 20.doi:10.1364/opn.21.3.000020.ISSN1047-6938.Archived fromthe originalon May 8, 2016.RetrievedOctober 2,2018.
- ↑ Bjorkholm, John E. (2010). "Talk for the Arthur Ashkin Honorary Symposium: The Man and His Science".Frontiers in Optics 2010/Laser Science XXVI.Washington, D.C.: OSA.doi:10.1364/fio.2010.stud1.
- ↑In Memoriam: Arthur Ashkin, 1922-2020
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