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Peter Sorokin
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Their report was quickly followed by that of F. P. Schäfer. Sorokin is an International Business Machines Corporation Fellow since 1968. 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.
Achievements
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In 1974 Sorokin received the Albert A. Michelson Medal from the Franklin Institute. In 1983 Sorokin was awarded the Comstock Prize in Physics from the National Academy of Sciences and in 1984 the Harvey Prize from Israel"s Technion. In 1991 he received the first Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science from the American Physical Society.
Membership
National Academy of Sciences.
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Born
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September 24, 2015 (aged 84) -
Nationality
United States
Awards
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IBM Fellow; Albert A. Michelson Medal; Harvey Prize Schawlow Prize; Michelson Medal; Comstock Prize in Physics; Harvey Prize
The Harvey Prize is an Israeli scientific distinction awarded annually for breakthroughs in science and technology, as well as contribution to Peace in the Middle East, by Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa.; The Comstock Prize in Physics is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences 'for recent innovative discovery or investigation in electricity, magnetism, or radiant energy, broadly interpreted'.The Harvey Prize is an Israeli scientific distinction awarded annually for breakthroughs in science and technology, as well as contribution to Peace in the Middle East, by Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa.; The Comstock Prize in Physics is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences 'for recent innovative discovery or investigation in electricity, magnetism, or radiant energy, broadly interpreted'.