Roy J. Glauber

Roy Glauber
Glauber in July 2012
Born	Roy Jay Glauber (1925-09-01)September 1, 1925 New York City,New York,U.S.
Died	December 26, 2018(2018-12-26)(aged 93) Newton, Massachusetts,U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University(B.A., Ph.D.)
Known for	InventingQuantum Optics
Spouse	Cynthia Rich ​ ​ (m.1960;div.1975)​
Children	2
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics(2005) Heineman Prize(1996) ForMemRS(1997) Albert A. Michelson Medal(1985)
Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical Physics
Institutions	Harvard University Los Alamos National Laboratory
Thesis	The relativistic theory of meson fields(1949)
Doctoral advisor	Julian Schwinger
Doctoral students	Leo Kadanoff Daniel Kleitman Daniel Frank Walls
Website	www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/glauber

Roy Jay Glauber(September 1, 1925 – December 26, 2018) was an American theoreticalphysicist.He was theMallinckrodtProfessorofPhysicsatHarvard Universityand Adjunct Professor of Optical Sciences at theUniversity of Arizona.

Glauber was awarded one half of the 2005Nobel Prize in Physics"for his contribution to the quantum theory ofoptical coherence",with the other half shared byJohn L. HallandTheodor W. Hänsch.

Glauber died on December 26, 2018 at a hospital inNewton, Massachusettsat the age of 93.

Other websites

• 2013 Video Interview with Roy Glauber by Cynthia C. KellyVoices of the Manhattan Project
• Audio Interview with Roy Glauber by Owen GingerichVoices of the Manhattan Project
• Glauber States: Coherent states of Quantum Harmonic OscillatorArchived2013-01-25 at theWayback Machine
• Roy J. Glauber at the Harvard Physics Department Faculty websiteArchived2012-04-10 at theWayback Machine
• The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005
• Dannie Heineman Prize 1996
• "Physics Professor Awarded Nobel",Harvard Crimson,October 5, 2005ArchivedOctober 27, 2007, at theWayback Machine
• "Double Honours",Guardian,October 11, 2005
• NYC High SchoolsArchived2006-06-14 at theWayback Machine