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Willis Lamb

(1913–2008) Physicist

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Willis Lamb was a physicist, best known for Willis E. Lamb, Jr.

Quick Facts About Willis Lamb

Born
July 12, 1913
Died
May 15, 2008
Profession
Physicist
Notable works
Willis E. Lamb, Jr

About Willis Lamb

Willis Eugene Lamb Jr. was an American physicist who was able to precisely determine a surprising shift in electron energies in a hydrogen atom, known as the Lamb shift. For this work, Lamb shared the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics with Polykarp Kusch. He was a professor at the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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