Arthur Ashkin(1922–2020)
PhysicsArthur 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.
United States
1
Major Awards
129
Publications
34,282
Citations
56
h-index
85
i10-index
265.8
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#8
Optical Trapping and Manipulation of Small Neutral Particles Using Lasers
Frontiers in Optics(2010)
4
citations
Recent Publications
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A long overdue recognition
Nature Photonics2018
1citations
Open AccessEditorial: Light and Life
Laser & Photonics Reviews2011
4citations
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Optical Trapping and Manipulation of Small Neutral Particles Using Lasers
Frontiers in Optics2010
4citations
0citations
External Profiles
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Columbia University
James Madison High School
Cornell University(Doctor of Philosophy)
Career Timeline
Bell Labs?–present
Lucent?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
JB
John Bardeen
Japan Prize (1985)
JC
John Clarke
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
MH
Michel H. Devoret
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
JM
John M. Martinis
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
GE
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
JJ
John J. Hopfield
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
FK
Ferenc Krausz
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
AL
Anne L'Huillier
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
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