Robert B. Laughlin
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| Robert Betts Laughlin | |
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| Born | November 1, 1950 Visalia, California, USA |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Theoretical Physics |
| Institutions | Stanford |
| Alma mater | MIT UC Berkeley |
| Known for | Quantum Hall effect |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in physics (1998) |
Robert Betts Laughlin (born November 1, 1950) is a professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford University. Along with Horst L. Störmer of Columbia University and Daniel C. Tsui of Princeton University, he was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in physics for his explanation of the fractional quantum Hall effect.
Laughlin was born in Visalia, California. He earned a B.A. in Mathematics from UC Berkeley in 1972, and his Ph.D. in physics in 1979 at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. In the period of 2004-2006 he served as the president of KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea.
Laughlin shares similar views to George Chapline, doubting the existence of black holes.
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[edit] Nobel Prize in Physics
Press release, biography, Prize lecture and presentation published by the Nobel Foundation
[edit] Publications
Laughlin published a book entitled A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down in 2005. The book argues for emergence as a replacement for reductionism, in addition to general commentary on hot-topic issues.
- Laughlin, Robert B. (2005). A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-03828-2.
- Laughlin, Robert B. (2008). The Crime of Reason: And the Closing of the Scientific Mind. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0465005079.
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[edit] External links
- Photograph, Biography and Bibliographic Resources, from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, United States Department of Energy
- Robert B. Laughlin autobiography
