The Saga of Carl Wieman
Category
Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
Active Era
Leaderboard Rank
#271 in Scientists & Inventors
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31,410 Hearts
ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Carl Edwin Wieman (born March 26, 1951) is an American physicist and educationist at Stanford University, and currently the A. White Professor at Large at Cornell University.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
In 1995, while at the University of Colorado Boulder, he and Eric Allin Cornell produced the first true Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC), an ultracold state of matter using rubidium atoms.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
In 1995, while at the University of Colorado Boulder, he and Eric Allin Cornell produced the first true Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC), an ultracold state of matter using rubidium atoms.
