[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 157 (Thursday, December 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2500-E2501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING DR. ROY L. GLAUBER ON RECEIVING THE 2005 NOBEL PRIZE IN 
                                PHYSICS

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                        HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 8, 2005

  Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Roy J. Glauber, a 
distinguished professor of physics at Harvard University, who will be 
awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics this weekend in Stockholm, 
Sweden. Dr. Glauber will share the prestigious prize with John L. Hall 
of the University of Colorado and Theodor W. Hansch of the Institute 
for Quantum Optics in Munich, Germany. All three will receive the award 
for their groundbreaking work in optics and the nature of light.
  Dr. Glauber will receive the Nobel Prize for his contribution to the 
quantum theory of optical coherence. His research on the subject was 
published in 1963 and provided a theoretical description of the 
behavior of light particles. Dr. Glauber's groundbreaking work laid the 
foundation for the development of incredibly high precision instruments 
such as lasers and Global Positioning Systems.
  As a teenager growing up in New York, Dr. Glauber became so 
fascinated by astronomy that he created his own lens for a telescope. 
His interest in physics and mathematics blossomed during his high 
school years at the Bronx High School of Science. During his 
undergraduate years at Harvard, Dr. Glauber also worked on the 
Manhattan Project, developing the first atomic bomb. He graduated summa 
cum laude from Harvard in 1946 and went on to earn a Ph.D. at Harvard 
in 1949. Upon graduation, Dr. Glauber conducted research at the 
Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton and at the California 
Institute of Technology. In 1952, he returned to Harvard where he has 
taught and researched ever since.

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  Dr. Glauber is a role model for young people all across this country. 
I hope that his extraordinary achievements and contributions will serve 
as an inspiration to students at all levels to pursue the study and 
career of science. As we honor Dr. Glauber and the other prize winners, 
it is critical that we also recognize our obligation to provide the 
next generation of Americans with the scientific and technological 
education that they need to succeed in today's global economy.

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