Wolfgang Ketterle
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Summary
Wolfgang Ketterle was born on October 21, 1957[1], in Heidelberg[2]. He has worked as a physicist[3], university teacher[4], and physics teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (999 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[6]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Germany[7]
- Field of work: physics[8]
- Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9]
- Educated at: Heidelberg University[10], Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[11], Technical University of Munich[12]
- Doctoral advisor: Herbert Walther[13]
- Award received: Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg[14], Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15], Nobel Prize in Physics[16], Benjamin Franklin Medal[17], Fritz London Award[18], Dannie Heineman Prize[19], Wolfgang Paul Lecture[20], I. I. Rabi Prize[21], Fellow of the American Physical Society[22], Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[23], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[24]
- Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[25], National Academy of Sciences[26], Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities[27], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[28], Russian Academy of Sciences[29], American Physical Society[30]
- Sex or gender: male[31]
- Doctoral student: Martin W. Zwierlein[32], Subhadeep Gupta[33], Dan Stamper-Kurn[34]
- Commons category: Wolfgang Ketterle[35]
- Family name: Ketterle[36]
- Given name: Wolfgang[37]
- Participant in: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014[38]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[39]
- Affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[40]
- Name in native language: Wolfgang Ketterle[41]
- Erdős number: 8[42]
- Interested in: physics[43]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[44]
Why It Matters
Wolfgang Ketterle has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
FAQs
Where was Wolfgang Ketterle born?
Wolfgang Ketterle's place of birth was Heidelberg[2].
What did Wolfgang Ketterle do for work?
Wolfgang Ketterle worked as a physicist[3], university teacher[4], and physics teacher[5].
Where did Wolfgang Ketterle go to school?
Wolfgang Ketterle was educated at Heidelberg University[10], Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[11], and Technical University of Munich[12].
What awards did Wolfgang Ketterle receive?
Honors received include Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg[14], Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15], Nobel Prize in Physics[16], and Benjamin Franklin Medal[17].