Willis E.
Lamb, Jr.
Regents Professor
University of Arizona
2000
Physics
For his towering contributions to classical and quantum theories of laser radiation and quantum optics, and to the proper interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Presented by Dr. Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science & Technology, at a black-tie dinner awards ceremony at the National Building Museum, Washington, DC, Friday, December 1, 2000. Award accepted by his wife, Bruria Kaufman.
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1955