Herbert Walther, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
About Herbert Walther
- Herbert Walther (January 19, 1935 in Ludwigshafen/Rhein, Germany – July 22, 2006 in Munich) was a leader in the fields of quantum optics and laser physics.
- He was a founding director of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) in Garching, Germany.
- He also was Chair of Physics at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
- He is primarily known for his experimental work on cavity quantum electrodynamics (in the form of the micromaser) as well his groundbreaking work on the ion trap.
- At the time of his death he had over 600 publications and numerous awards from a number of prestigious physics and optics societies.
- In 1988 he received the Einstein Prize for Laser Science, in 1990 he received the Charles Hard Townes Award, in 1993 the Albert A.
- Michelson Medal from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and in 2003 the Frederic Ives Medal of The Optical Society.
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