Presenter Full Name
:
Dr. Arthur L. Schawlow
Award Recipient
:
National Medal of Science
Nobel Prize
Institution
:
Stanford University
Year & Semester
:
1982 Fall
Presentation Date
:
November 1, 1982
Dr. Arthur L. Schawlow of Stanford University, co-winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics, will describe how-with intense,directional, and monochromatic light from lasers-it is possible to detect single atoms, to resolve hidden details of spectra, and to make measurements of unprecedented precision.