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William Daniel Phillips — Age & Birthday

Born: 5 November 1948 · Age: 77

How old is William Daniel Phillips?

William Daniel Phillips is 77 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 5 November 1948.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist known for laser cooling atoms

Did you know?He is a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion, exploring the relationship between the two fields.

William Daniel Phillips (born November 5, 1948) is an American physicist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997 with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.

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Age: 77
Status: Living

Born: November 5, 1948 · Wilkes-Barre, United States
Nationality: American
Known for: Science

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