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Alain Aspect

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Alain Jean Aspect (born 15 June 1947) is a French physicist noted for his experimental work on quantum entanglement; the Aspect experiment (1980-1982) bears his name. He was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger, for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science.

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1947 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1947-06-15 1
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Additional Source Alain Aspect (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Alain Jean Aspect (born 15 June 1947) is a French physicist noted for his experimental work on quantum entanglement.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 15 June 1947, Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 15 June 1947, Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France
  • Works In: Physics, Lead section, 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
    Aspect was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger, "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science".
  • Associated With: John Clauser, Lead section, 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
    Aspect was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger, "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science".
  • Associated With: Anton Zeilinger, Lead section, 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
    Aspect was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger, "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science".
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