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William E. Moerner

Chemistry

William Esco Moerner, also known as W. E. Moerner (born June 24, 1953), is an American physical chemist and chemical physicist working in the biophysics and imaging of single molecules. In 2014 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with Eric Betzig and Stefan Hell, for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1953 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1953-06-24 2
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Pleasanton, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
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Additional Source Stefan Hell (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
Additional Source Stefan Hell (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates

Works In

Chemistry, Disciplines
Additional Source William E. Moerner (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Sources
1. William E. Moerner (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P19 (place of birth): Pleasanton, United States
    Q747444
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2. William E. Moerner (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    William Esco Moerner, also known as W. E. Moerner, (born June 24, 1953) is an American physical chemist and chemical physicist with current work in the biophysics and imaging of single molecules.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    William Esco Moerner (1953-06-24) June 24, 1953 (age 73) Pleasanton, California, U.S.
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    William Esco Moerner (1953-06-24) June 24, 1953 (age 73) Pleasanton, California, U.S.
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
    In 2014, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Stefan Hell (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: Eric Betzig, Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
    He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 "for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy", together with Eric Betzig and William Moerner.
  • Associated With: Stefan Hell, Lead section, 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
    He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 "for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy", together with Eric Betzig and William Moerner.
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