Willis Lamb
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Willis Eugene Lamb Jr. was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering a minute difference in the energy levels of a hydrogen atom, known as the 'Lamb shift'. His research covered a wide range of topics, from the interactions between matter and neutrons to the design of magnetron oscillators. He also predicted the 'Mossbauer Effect', which was proven 20 years later. Lamb was born in Los Angeles, California in 1913 and his discoveries greatly affected the concept of quantum theory related to matter. He shared the Nobel Prize with German-American physicist, Ploykarp Kusch.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Physicist
Birth Day July 12, 1913
Birth Place Los Angeles, California, U.S., United States
Age 107 YEARS OLD
Died On May 15, 2008(2008-05-15) (aged 94)\nTucson, Arizona, U.S.
Birth Sign Leo
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Known for Lamb shift Laser Theory Quantum Optics
Awards Nobel Prize in Physics (1955)
Fields Physics
Institutions University of Arizona University of Oxford Yale Columbia Stanford
Doctoral advisor J. Robert Oppenheimer
Doctoral students Bernard Feld (1945) Norman Kroll (1948) Theodore Maiman (1955) Marlan Scully (1966) Balázs László Győrffy (1966)

💰 Net worth

Willis Lamb, a renowned physicist in the United States, is estimated to have a net worth between $100,000 and $1 million by 2024. With his contributions to the field of physics, Lamb has made significant strides in furthering scientific knowledge. His notable achievements include the Lamb shift, which garnered him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1955, and his work on the measurement of magnetic moments of protons and electrons. Throughout his career, Lamb has not only made groundbreaking discoveries but also inspired many aspiring scientists globally.

Biography/Timeline

1930

Lamb was born in Los Angeles, California, United States and attended Los Angeles High School. First admitted in 1930, he received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1934. For theoretical work on scattering of neutrons by a crystal, guided by J. Robert Oppenheimer, he received the Ph.D. in physics in 1938. Because of limited computational methods available at the time, this research narrowly missed revealing the Mössbauer Effect, 19 years before its recognition by Mössbauer. He worked on nuclear theory, laser physics, and verifying quantum mechanics.

1939

In 1939 Lamb married his first wife, Ursula Schaefer, a German student, who became a distinguished Historian of Latin America. After her death in 1996 he married Physicist Bruria Kaufman in 1996, whom he later divorced. In 2008 he married Elsie Wattson.

1956

Lamb was the Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford from 1956 to 1962, and also taught at Yale, Columbia, Stanford and the University of Arizona. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1963.

2008

Lamb died on May 15, 2008, at the age of 94, due to complications of a gallstone disorder.

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