Arthur Ashkin
(1922-2020)
American physicist
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Arthur Ashkin (September 2, 1922 – September 21, 2020) was an American scientist and Nobel laureate who worked at Bell Laboratories and Lucent Technologies. Ashkin has been considered by many as the father of optical tweezers, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 at age 96, becoming the oldest Nobel Laureate until 2019 when John B. Goodenough was awarded at 97. He resides in Rumson, New Jersey.
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2 September 1922 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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21 September 2020 (aged 98) U.S.
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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