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From quarks to twistronics to dark matter, MIT is on the cutting edge of physics research.
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Professor Emeritus Daniel Kleppner, highly influential atomic physicist, dies at 92
The “godfather of Bose-Einstein condensation” led research into atomic, molecular, and optical physics that led to GPS and quantum computing.
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We have five faculty who have won the Nobel Prize in Physics. We have also been the source of innovation in physics education with eight Oersted Medal winners.
