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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as SubjectPeter P. Sorokin
Dates
July 10, 1931 – September 24, 2015
Authorized Form of Name
Sorokin, Peter P.
Biography
Abstract
Peter Sorokin was IBM Fellow at Thomas J. Watson Research Center, International Business Machines (IBM) (1968-2015). His research interests included lasers and light sources, and he discovered the dye laser.
Important Dates
July 10, 1931Birth, Boston (Mass.).
1952Obtained AB, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1953Obtained BS, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1957 – 2015Staff Physicist (1957-1968) and IBM Fellow (1968-2015), Thomas J. Watson Research Center, International Business Machines (IBM), Yorktown Heights (N.Y.).
1958Obtained PhD in Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1976Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1991Awarded Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science.
September 24, 2015Death.
Occupation
Laser scientist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Physics -- Industrial applications.
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Anderson, A. G. (Arthur George), 1926-
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Thomas, Llewellyn Hilleth, 1903-1992
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Both employed at Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center.
Additional
Bass, Michael, 1939-
Hecht, Jeff
Nathan, Marshall I., 1933-
Smith, William V. (William Vick), 1916-
Institutions
Major Positions
Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center
Staff Physicist and International Business Machines (IBM) Fellow.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Awarded 1991 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science.
Harvard University. Department of Physics
Obtained AB (1952), BS (1953), and PhD in Applied Physics (1958).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Jeff Hecht laser pioneer interviews, 1984-1991.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
Oral history interview with John A. Armstrong, 1984 October 17.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Marshall I. Nathan, 1984 October 17.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Michael Bass, 1985 May 29.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Rolf William Landauer, 1984 October 17.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
William V. Smith response to Laser History Project Survey, 1985.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA