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Nicolaas Bloembergen
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Memorial Page for Nicolaas Bloembergen

Mar 11, 1920 – Sep 5, 2017(97 years)Died in:Tucson, Pima County

Dutch-born American physicist

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Occupation(3)

physicisttheoretical physicistuniversity teacher

Awards(10)

Guggenheim FellowshipNobel Prize in PhysicsFrederic Ives MedalStuart Ballantine MedalLorentz MedalOliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter PrizeIEEE Medal of HonorNational Medal of ScienceDirac Medal for the Advancement of PhysicsHumboldt Research Fellowship

Spouse(1)

Huberta Deliana Brink

Education(3)

Leiden UniversityHarvard UniversityUtrecht University

Nicolaas Bloembergen (* March 11, 1920 in Dordrecht; † September 5, 2017 in Tucson) was a dutch-born American physicist. He was 97 years old. He was married to Huberta Deliana Brink. His education included Leiden University, Harvard University and Utrecht University. His faith was atheism. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Nobel Prize in Physics. His cause of death was heart failure.

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Born in Dordrecht, South Holland

1920

Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize

1958

Stuart Ballantine Medal

1961

Leiden University

1972

Dutch extraordinary professor · until 1973

National Medal of Science

1974

Lorentz Medal

1978

Frederic Ives Medal

1979

Nobel Prize in Physics

1981

IEEE Medal of Honor

1983

Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics

1983

Died in Tucson, Pima County (heart failure)

2017

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Nicolaas Bloembergen. Forever remembered.