Robert B. Laughlin

Infobox Scientist
name = Robert Betts Laughlin

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birth_date = Birth date and age|1950|11|1
birth_place = Visalia, California, USA
nationality = United States
fields = Applied physics
workplaces = Stanford
alma_mater = MIT
UC Berkeley
known_for = Quantum Hall effect
awards = Nobel Prize in physics (1998)

Robert Betts Laughlin (born November 1, 1950) is a professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Stanford University who, together 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.

Laughlin was born in Visalia, California. He earned a B.A. in Mathematics from UC Berkeley in 1972, and his Ph.D. in physics in 1979 at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. In the period of 2004-2006 he served as the president of KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea.

Laughlin shares similar views to George Chapline, doubting the existence of black holes.

Publications

Laughlin published a book entitled "" in 2005. The book argues for emergence as a replacement for reductionism, in addition to general commentary on hot-topic issues.
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External links

* [http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/laughlin.html Photograph, Biography and Bibliographic Resources] , from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, United States Department of Energy
* [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1998/laughlin-autobio.html Robert B. Laughlin autobiography]