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Discoveries in Physics Research

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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The MIT Department of Physics is recognized as a worldwide leader in physics research.

Our Faculty

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.