'Robert Betts Laughlin' (born
November 1,
1950) is a professor of
Physics and
Applied Physics at
Stanford University who, together with
Horst L. Störmer and
Daniel C. Tsui, was awarded the
1998 Nobel Prize in
physics for his explanation of the
fractional quantum Hall effect.
Laughlin was born in
Visalia, California. He earned a
B.A. in Physics from
UC Berkeley in
1972, and his
Ph.D. in physics in
1979 at
MIT,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. In the period of 2004-2006 he served as the president of
KAIST in
Daejeon,
South Korea.
Laughlin shares similar views to
George Chapline on the existence of
black holes.
Publications
Laughlin published a book entitled '' in 2005. The book argues for
emergence as a replacement for
reductionism, in addition to general commentary on hot-topic issues.
★
A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down, , Robert B., Laughlin, Basic Books, 2005,
External links
★
Robert B. Laughlin autobiography
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