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November 1, 1982

Spectroscopy In A New Light

Dr. Arthur L. Schawlow
Stanford University

Darwin 103
3:00 PM

Award Recipient: National Medal of Science, Nobel Prize

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.