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Willis Lamb

American physicist (1913–2008)

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Willis Eugene Lamb Jr. was an American physicist who was able to precisely determine a surprising shift in electron energies in a hydrogen atom, known as the Lamb shift. For this work, Lamb shared the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics with Polykarp Kusch. He was a professor at the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences.

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Born
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Place of birth
Los Angeles wd
Died
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Place of death
Tucson wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Los Angeles High School wd

Awards wd

  • Guggenheim Fellowship (1960)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1955)
  • National Medal of Science (2000)
  • Rumford Prize (1953)
  • Einstein Prize for Laser Science (1992)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society
  • Fellow of the Optical Society
  • Guthrie Lecture (1958)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • honorary doctor of Yeshiva University (1965)
  • honorary doctorate from Columbia University (1990)
  • honorary doctor of Ulm University (1997)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania (1953)

Questions

When was Willis Lamb born?
Willis Lamb was born on 12 July 1913 in Los Angeles.
Where did Willis Lamb study?
Willis Lamb was educated at University of California, Berkeley, Los Angeles High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Willis Lamb · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q186497 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Willis Lamb 1955.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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