Robert B. Laughlin

Robert Betts Laughlin (born November 1, 1950) is an American theoretical physicist who, with Horst L. Störmer and Daniel C. Tsui, was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in physics for his explanation of the fractional quantum Hall effect.

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November 1 - 1950 - American - Physicist - Horst L. Störmer - Daniel C. Tsui - 1998 - Nobel Prize - Physics - Quantum Hall effect

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Laughlin was born in Visalia, California. He earned a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley in 1972, and his Ph.D. in physics in 1979 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He had been a professor of physics at Stanford University from 1989 to 2004. Now he is the President of KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea.

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Visalia, California - Bachelor's degree - UC Berkeley - 1972 - Ph.D. - 1979 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, Massachusetts - Stanford University - KAIST - Daejeon - South Korea

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