Peter P. Sorokin
Peter P. Sorokin (10 July 1931 – 24 September 2015) was an American physicist and co-inventor of the dye laser.[1][2] He was born in Boston.[3] Sorokin and his colleague J. R. Lankard, at IBM Research Laboratories, used a ruby laser to excite a near infrared laser dye. Their report was quickly followed by that of F. P. Schäfer. In 1974 Sorokin received the Albert A. Michelson Medal from the Franklin Institute.[4] In 1983 Sorokin was awarded the Comstock Prize in Physics from the National Academy of Sciences[5] and in 1984 the Harvey Prize from Israel's Technion.[6] In 1991 he received the first Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science from the American Physical Society.[7] Sorokin is an IBM Fellow since 1968.[8] He was also a Fellow of the Optical Society of America. Toward the end of his career he became interested in astronomy. Sorokin died at the age of 84 on 24 September 2015.[9]
References
- ↑ F. P. Schäfer(Ed.), Dye Lasers (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990) Chapter 1.
- ↑ Duarte, F. J. (2015). "Introduction to lasers". Tunable Laser Optics (2nd ed.). New York: CRC Press. pp. 1–30. ISBN 978-1-4822-4529-5.
- ↑ American Men and Women of Science, Thomson Gale 2004
- ↑ "Franklin Laureate Database - Albert A. Michelson Medal Laureates". Franklin Institute. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Comstock Prize in Physics". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "The Harvey Prize". Technion. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science". American Physical Society. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ↑ Manz, Jrn; Wste, Ludger, eds. (1994). "Femtosecond Chemistry". doi:10.1002/9783527619436. ISBN 9783527619436. Look in chapter Contributors’ CVs and Addresses page 825.
- ↑ http://www.lewisboroledger.com/28423/peter-p-sorokin-84-physicist/