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Biography
Burial Place
Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery
Occupation(2)
Awards(10)
Frederic Ives MedalHarvey PrizeIEEE Quantum Electronics AwardCharles Hard Townes AwardNational Inventors Hall of FameFellow of the American Physical SocietyNobel Prize in PhysicsFellow of the Optical SocietyIEEE FellowJoseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science
Arthur Ashkin (* 2. September 1922 in Brooklyn; † 21. September 2020 in Rumson) was an american physicist. He was 98 years old. His education included Cornell University, Columbia University and James Madison High School. He received 10 awards, including Frederic Ives Medal, Harvey Prize. He was buried at Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery.
Life Events
9 Events1922
Born in Brooklyn, New York
1987
IEEE Quantum Electronics Award
1988
Charles Hard Townes Award
1998
Frederic Ives Medal
2003
Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science
2004
Harvey Prize
2013
National Inventors Hall of Fame
2018
Nobel Prize in Physics
2020