Douglas D. Osheroff

Douglas Dean Osheroff (born August 1, 1945) is a American physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996, for discovering the superfluidic nature of 3He. This discovery was made in 1971, while Osheroff was a graduate student at Cornell.

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• Nobel Physics Prize Winners 1996
• Nobel autobiography
• Stanford Physics Department - Osheroff
• Osheroff Learning of his Nobel Prize - Osheroff released this recording from his answering machine, which showed his initial annoyance with a 2.30am phone call.
• Discovery of superfluidity in helium-3
• Curriculum vitae; awards; quotations on learning, physics, politics, global warming and pizza; links and more