David J. Wineland
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Articles
Monroe, C. R. and Wineland, D. J. (2008) Quantum Computing with Ions, Scientific American, August.
Yam, P. (1997) Bringing Schrödinger’s Cat to Life, Scientific American, June.
Videos
‘NIST Unscripted: Dave Wineland’. Dave Wineland discusses his landmark work developing laser cooling, a technique that has led to ultraprecise atomic timekeeping and advances in experimental quantum computing. From National Institute of Standards and Technology.
‘Physics for the 21st Century: David Wineland: The Quantum World Single Ion Clocks’
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Their work and discoveries range from the formation of black holes and genetic scissors to efforts to combat hunger and develop new auction formats.
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