Arthur Ashkin

Arthur Ashkin was an American scientist and Nobel laureate who worked at Bell Labs. Ashkin has been considered by many as the father of optical tweezers, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 at age 96, becoming the oldest Nobel laureate until 2019 when John B. Goodenough was awarded at 97.

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Who was born first?

• Arthur Ashkin and Aage Bohr were born the same year
• Arthur Ashkin and Har Gobind Khorana were born the same year
• Arthur Ashkin and Robert W. Holley were born the same year
• Arthur Ashkin and Kathleen Booth were born the same year
• Arthur Ashkin and Margherita Hack were born the same year

Timeline

1. Aage BohrJune 19, 1922 – September 8, 2009
2. Arthur Ashkin (this page)September 2, 1922 – September 21, 2020
3. Har Gobind KhoranaJanuary 9, 1922 – November 9, 2011
4. Kathleen BoothJuly 9, 1922 – September 29, 2022
5. Margherita HackJune 12, 1922 – June 29, 2013
6. Robert W. HolleyJanuary 28, 1922 – February 11, 1993

Related

• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716