William Phillips
| William Daniel Phillips | |
| Born | 11/5/1948 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Known for | Laser cooling of atoms |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1997) |
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "William Phillips: why quantum physics is so 'deliciously weird'". Physics World. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
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