William D. Phillips receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.

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William D. Phillips receiving his Nobel Prize.

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William D. Phillips after receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.

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All 1997 Nobel Laureates on the Stockholm Concert Hall stage. William D. Phillips is third from left.

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A view of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.

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William D. Phillips delivering his Nobel Prize lecture, 8 December 1997.

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William D. Phillips delivering his Nobel Prize lecture.

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All 1997 laureates assembled at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm Sweden during Nobel Week, December 1997. Back row from left: Chemistry laureate Jens C. Skou, medicine laureate Stanley B. Prusiner, literature laureate Dario Fo, economi sciences laureates Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes. Front row from left: Chemistry laureate John E. Walker, physics laureate William D. Phillips, chemistry laureate Paul D. Boyer and physics laureate Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.

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Eight of the 1997 Nobel Prize laureates assembled during Nobel Week, December 1997. Back row from left: Robert C. Merton, Steven Chu, Myron S. Scholes, William D. Phillips and and John E. Walker. Front row from left: Paul D. Boyer, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and Jens C. Skou

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