French scientist Serge Haroche and US researcher David J Wineland have been announced for winning Nobel Prize 2012 in Physics for their ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems, according to Chinese news agency, Xinhua.
According to news report, Staffan Normark, permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm Tuesday announced the name of Haroche and Wineland as winner of this most prestigious award, given for outstanding work in the field of science, literature, economy and peace.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which selects and announces the name of the winner in a released statement said, "They have independently invented and developed methods for measuring and manipulating individual particles while preserving their quantum-mechanical nature, in ways that were previously thought unattainable."
Noble Prize is given every year for doing exceptional work in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Economy and Peace. This award is conferred by Noble foundation. Great scientist Sir Alfred Noble in 1895 had established this award. Alfred had invented Dynamite.
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