
General Science
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, pioneer of laser cooling, dies at 93
A physicist who shared the 1997 physics Nobel and explained how atoms could cool below the Doppler limit.
3 min
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (1933–2026) was a French physicist, university teacher and researcher. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics.

A physicist who shared the 1997 physics Nobel and explained how atoms could cool below the Doppler limit.
3 min