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A gifted experimentalist, and theoretician, in the best Newtonian tradition... His contributions to quantum measurements, and elucidative teachings on quantum mechanics, have not yet received the attention they deserve.
Willis Lamb
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Willis Lamb
Age: 94 †
Born: 1913
Born: July 12
Died: 2008
Died: May 15
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