Nicolaas Bloembergen
- Born: March 11, 1920 (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
Education
- 1941: Phil Can, University of Utrecht
- 1948: Dr Phil, State University of Leiden (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1946–1947: Harvard University, Assistant in Physics
- 1949–1951: Harvard University, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1951–1957: Harvard University, Associate Professor of Applied Physics
- 1957–1980: Harvard University, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics
- 1974–1980: Harvard University, Rumford Professor of Physics
- 1980–1990: Harvard University, Gerhard Gade University Professor
- 1990–present: Harvard University, Emeritus Professor of Physics
- 2001–present: University of Arizona, Professor of Optical Sciences
Other Positions
- 1957–1957: École Normale Supérieure, Guggenheim Fellow and Visiting Professor
- 1965–1965: University of California, Berkeley, Visiting Professor
- 1973–1973: University of Leiden, Lorentz Guest Professor
- 1979–1979: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Raman Visiting Professor
- 1980–1980: Collège de France, Visiting Professor
- 1980–1980: Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching, Senior Von Humboldt Scientist
- 1984–1984: California Institute of Technology, Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar
- 1987–1987: Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching, Senior Von Humboldt Scientist
- 1991–1991: American Physical Society, President
- 1995–1995: University of Central Florida, Visiting Scientist, CREOL
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1958: American Physical Society, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
- 1960: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1974: National Medal of Science
- 1981: Nobel Prize in Physics
Archival Resources
Harvard University Archives, Pusey Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oral History Interviews
- 1983: Available Online
- 1995: Available Online
Resources on the Web
Published Resources
Lasers & Applications, "Nicolaas Bloembergen: Masers and Nonlinear Optics," in Laser Pioneer Interviews (Torrance, CA: High Tech Publications: 1985), 63-72
