John L. Hall

John L. Hall, Nobel Laureate

Born: 1934-08-21 in Denver, CO, USA

Gender: male

Field: American physicist

Biography

John Lewis "Jan" Hall is an American physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics. He shared the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics with Theodor W. Hänsch and Roy Glauber for his work in precision spectroscopy.

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Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005

Awarded on: 2005-10-04

"for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique"

Affiliations:

  • University of Colorado, JILABoulder, CO, USA
  • National Institute of Standards and TechnologyBoulder, CO, USA