Louis E. Brus

Louis Eugene Brus was an American chemist, and the Samuel Latham Mitchell Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University. He was the co-discoverer of the colloidal semi-conductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Who was born first?

• Louis E. Brus and Ralph Steinman were born the same year
• Louis E. Brus and Richard Smalley were born the same year
• Louis E. Brus and Oskar Lafontaine were born the same year
• Louis E. Brus and John Pendry were born the same year
• Louis E. Brus and J. Michael Kosterlitz were born the same year

Timeline

1. J. Michael KosterlitzJune 22, 1943 – present
2. John PendryJuly 4, 1943 – present
3. Louis E. Brus (this page)August 10, 1943 – January 11, 2026
4. Oskar LafontaineSeptember 16, 1943 – present
5. Ralph SteinmanJanuary 14, 1943 – September 30, 2011
6. Richard SmalleyJune 6, 1943 – October 28, 2005

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