Scientists From U.S., Canada, France Split Nobel Prize In Physics For Laser Work

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October 2nd, 2018

A screen displays portraits of Arthur Ashkin of the United States, Gérard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada, who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday in Stockholm

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Updated at 6:55 a.m. ET

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been “split” — with one half going to Arthur Ashkin, an American who won for his work with optical tweezers, while Gérard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada share the other half for work in generating high-intensity ultrashort optical pulses.

Together, their achievements mark groundbreaking achievements in the field of laser physics.

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