BLOEMBERGEN, NICOLAAS

nēˈkəläs bloomˈbĕrgən, –bûrgən, 1920–, American physicist, b. Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Educated in the Netherlands, he began work at Harvard in 1946, first as a researcher and later as a professor. He shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Arthur Schawlow and Kai Siegbahn for their work in laser spectroscopy. Bloembergen and Schawlow investigated matter undetectable without lasers. He had earlier modified the maser of Charles Townes.

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The Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-2000
Book by Louise S. Sherby; Oryx Press, 2002
Subjects: Biography--20th Century--Dictionaries, Nobel Prizes
1981 Bloembergen, Nicolaas 671 Prize : Physics, 1981...1981 : 629 33. Commentary : Nicolaas Bloembergen shared the Nobel Prize with Arthur...Schawlow shared the Nobel Prize with Nicolaas Bloembergen for their contribution to the...
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A Century of Nobel Prizes Recipients: Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine
Book by Francis Leroy; Marcel Dekker, 2003
Subjects: Scientists--Biography
...children have received the award of the Nobel Prize. Bloembergen, Nicolaas (Dordrecht, The Netherlands, March 11, 1920 -). Nicolaas Bloembergen shared half of the 1981 Nobel Prize with Arthur Schawlow...
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A History of Science in the Netherlands: Survey, Themes, and Reference
Book by Klaas Van Berkel, Albert Van Helden, Lodewijk Palm; Brill, 1999
Subjects: Science--Netherlands--History
...59 Blauw, Drbora. 476 Bleeker, Pieter. 118 8 Bloembergen, Nicolaas, 23l 1 Bo6, Sylvius; see: Syhrius, Francsicus...I l `? Brugmans. A,l1tonius, 378 Bruijn, Nicolaas Govert de, 392-393 Bruins, Even Marie. 636 Brunelleschi...
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Science & Technology Almanac
Book by Lynn Lauerman; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Science--Periodicals, Technology--Periodicals
...314 , 427 blizzards, 236 Blobel, Gunter, 336 Bloch, Felix, 325 Bloch, Konrad, 333 blocks, volcanic, 103 Bloembergen, Nicolaas, 328 blood AIDS-related deaths, 173 bone marrow, 148 circulatory system, 145 hazardous chemicals effects...
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How the Laser Happened: Adventures of a Scientist
Book by Charles H. Townes; Oxford University Press, 2002
Subjects: Lasers--History, Masers--History, Science And State--United States--History
...100 Black, Cyril Cy 25 Blagonravov, Anatoly 146 Bleaney, Brebis 45 , 80 , 82 , 83 Bloch, Konrad 154 , 155 Bloembergen, Nicolaas Nico first Quantum Electronics conference 100 invention of three-level solid state maser 82 , 83 , 87 Nobel...
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Scientific Expert Testimony and Intellectual Due Process
Journal article by Scott Brewer; Yale Law Journal, Vol. 107, 1998
Subjects: Due process of law--Analysis, Evidence (Law)--Analysis, Evidence, Expert--Laws, regulations, etc., Evidence, Scientific--Laws, regulations, etc.


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Bloembergen, Nicolaas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BLOEMBERGEN, NICOLAAS ne k las bloom berg n, burg n, 1920 , American physicist, b...Schawlow and Kai Siegbahn for their work in laser spectroscopy. Bloembergen and Schawlow investigated matter undetectable without lasers. He...
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Schawlow, Arthur Leonard
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Stanford Univ., where he spent the remainder of his career. Schawlow shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn for their their contributions to the development of laser spectroscopy. Schawlow coauthored Microwave...
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Siegbahn, Kai Manne Borje
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Stockholm (1951 54), and the Univ. of Uppsala (1954 84). He shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Arthur Schawlow for their work in spectroscopy. Siegbahn developed techniques for chemical analysis using...
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Nobel Prizes
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Dausset Czeslaw Milosz 1981 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Kenichi Fukui Roald Hoffmann Nicolaas Bloembergen Arthur Schawlow Kai M. Siegbahn Roger W. Sperry David H. Hubel Torsten N. Wiesel Elias Canetti 1982 Alfonso...


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