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Norman Ramsey Jr.

American physicist (1915–2011)

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Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. was an American physicist who was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the separated oscillatory field method, which had important applications in the construction of atomic clocks. A physics professor at Harvard University for most of his career, Ramsey also held several posts with such government and international agencies as NATO and the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Among his other accomplishments are helping to found the United States Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Fermilab.

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Born
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Place of birth
Washington, D.C. wd
Died
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Place of death
Wayland wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, nuclear physicist wd
Political party
Democratic Party wd
Education
University of Cambridge, Leavenworth High School, Columbia University wd

Awards wd

  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1954)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1989)
  • Rumford Prize (1985)
  • IEEE Medal of Honor (1984)
  • Oersted Medal (1988)
  • National Medal of Science (1988)
  • Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics (1990)
  • Einstein Prize for Laser Science (1993)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics (1974)
  • honorary doctor of Harvard University (2006)
  • I. I. Rabi Award (1985)
  • Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1960)
  • Vannevar Bush Award (1995)
  • John Jay Award

Questions

When was Norman Ramsey Jr. born?
Norman Ramsey Jr. was born on 27 August 1915 in Washington, D.C..
Where did Norman Ramsey Jr. study?
Norman Ramsey Jr. was educated at University of Cambridge, Leavenworth High School, Columbia University.

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  1. Wikipedia (English): Norman Ramsey Jr. · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q107419 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: HD.4G.049 (10537741015) crop.jpg by ENERGY.GOV (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 8 November 2026

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