Daniel Kleppner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Daniel Kleppner

American physicist

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1932

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Daniel Kleppner, born 1932, is the Lester Wolfe Professor Emeritus of Physics at MIT and co-director of the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms.
His areas of science include Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, and his research interests include Experimental Atomic Physics, Laser Spectroscopy, and High Precision Measurements.
He is the winner of the 2005 Wolf Prize in Physics, the 2007 Frederic Ives Medal, and the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Medal.
Prof.
Kleppner has also been awarded the National Medal of Science (2006).
Together with Robert J.
Kolenkow, he authored a popular introductory mechanics textbook for advanced students.
Kleppner graduated from Williams College with a B.A.
in 1953, Cambridge University with a B.A.
in 1955, and Harvard University with a Ph.D.
in 1959.