Daniel Kleppner

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atomic physicist human physicist

Daniel Kleppner is an American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in atomic physics and contributions to the development of Bose–Einstein condensation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	atomic physicist → human → physicist →
affiliation	MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms →
awardReceived	Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics → Lilienfeld Prize → National Medal of Science → Oersted Medal → Wolf Prize in Physics →
coAuthor	Norman Ramsey → Robert J. Kolenkow →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1932 →
doctoralAdvisor	Norman Ramsey →
educatedAt	Harvard University → Williams College →
employer	Massachusetts Institute of Technology →
familyName	Kleppner →
fieldOfWork	atomic physics → physics → quantum physics →
givenName	Daniel →
hasAcademicDiscipline	atomic, molecular, and optical physics →
hasHonorificTitle	Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT →
hasResearchInterest	Rydberg states of hydrogen → precision measurements in atomic physics →
influenced	research on Bose–Einstein condensates →
knownFor	Rydberg atoms research → contributions to the development of Bose–Einstein condensation → hydrogen maser development → pioneering work in atomic physics →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → National Academy of Sciences →
name	Daniel Kleppner →
nationality	American →
notableStudent	David E. Pritchard → Thomas J. Greytak → Wolfgang Ketterle →
notableWork	An Introduction to Mechanics →
occupation	physicist → university teacher →
placeOfBirth	New York City →
positionHeld	Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, MIT →
residence	Massachusetts →
sexOrGender	male →
workplace	Massachusetts Institute of Technology →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Daniel Kleppner ("Kleppner") →	familyName
Institute Professor at MIT →	hasNotableHolder
Daniel Kleppner →	name
Norman Ramsey →	notableStudent