Douglas Osheroff

Physicist, Academic

1945 –

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Who is Douglas Osheroff?

Douglas Dean Osheroff is a physicist known for his work in experimental condensed matter physics, in particular for his co-discovery of superfluidity in Helium-3. For his contributions he shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics along with David Lee and Robert C. Richardson.

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Born
Aug 1, 1945
Aberdeen
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology
    ( - 1967)
  • Doctorate, Cornell University
    ( - 1973)
  • Stanford University
Employment
  • Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Stanford Applied Physics
    (1987 - )
  • Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories
    (1972 - 1987)
  • Head, Solid State and Low Temperature Research Department, AT&T Bell Laboratories
    (1981 - 1987)
Lived in
  • Aberdeen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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