Science · 1920–2017
Nicolaas Bloembergen — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 11 March 1920 · Died: 5 September 2017 · Age at death: 97
How old was Nicolaas Bloembergen when he died?
Nicolaas Bloembergen died aged 97. He was born on 11 March 1920 and died on 5 September 2017.
Physicist who shared a Nobel Prize for developing laser spectroscopy
Did you know?He survived the Dutch famine of 1944 by eating tulip bulbs and studying physics by candlelight.
Nicolaas Bloembergen (March 11, 1920 – September 5, 2017) was a Dutch–American physicist recognized for his work in developing driving principles behind nonlinear optics for laser spectroscopy.
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- Age at death
- 97
- Would be
- 106
- Years since death
- 9
- Born
- March 11, 1920 · Dordrecht, Netherlands
- Died
- September 5, 2017
- Cause of death
- Heart failure
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science
Family
- Spouse
- Huberta Deliana Brink
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