George Chapline Jr.
George Frederick Chapline Jr. (born May 6, 1942) is an American theoretical physicist, based at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His most recent interests have mainly been in quantum information theory, condensed matter, and quantum gravity. In 2003 he received the Computing Anticipatory Systems award for a new interpretation of quantum mechanics based on the similarity of quantum mechanics and Helmholtz machines. He was awarded the E. O. Lawrence Award in 1982 by the United States Department of Energy for leading the team that first demonstrated a working X-ray laser.
George Chapline Jr. | |
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Chapline with Richard Feynman, 1963 | |
| Born | May 6, 1942 Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Caltech UCLA |
| Known for | Quantum mechanics |
| Awards | E. O. Lawrence Award, 1982 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical Physics |
| Institutions | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
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