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Anton Zeilinger
born 1945
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAnton Zeilinger is an Austrian quantum physicist and Nobel laureate in physics of 2022. Zeilinger is professor of physics emeritus at the University of Vienna and senior scientist at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Most of his research concerns the fundamental aspects and applications of quantum entanglement.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 20, 1945
Citizenship
Austria
Occupations & fields
physicistquantum physicistuniversity teachernuclear physicist
Awards & honours
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyDecoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of ViennaPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderIsaac Newton MedalKing Faisal Prize in ScienceWilhelm Exner Medal
- Field and occupation
- rakúsky fyzik (1945 – )
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