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NIST and the Nobel

This microsite celebrates the scientists who received the Nobel Prize for work they did at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Click on the images of the NIST laureates to learn more about their lives, work, and legacies.

Nobel Winners

Other NIST Connections to the Nobel Prize

Learn how NIST researchers have contributed to other Nobel prizes and laureates, from Marie Curie's radium samples to the improved detection of chemical weapons.

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NIST and the Nobel

Nobel Winners

Dave Wineland

Dan Shechtman

Jan Hall

Eric Cornell

Bill Phillips

Other NIST Connections to the Nobel Prize