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1 (of 14) William D. Phillips receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.

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2 (of 14) William D. Phillips receiving his Nobel Prize.

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3 (of 14) William D. Phillips after receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.

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4 (of 14) All 1997 Nobel Laureates on the Stockholm Concert Hall stage. William D. Phillips is third from left.

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5 (of 14) A view of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.

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6 (of 14) 1997 Nobel Prize laureates on the Stockholm Concert Hall stage: From left: physics laureates Steven Chu, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and William D. Phillips, chemistry laureates Paul D. Boyer, John E. Walker and Jens C. Skou, medicine laureate Stanley B. Prusiner, literature laureate Dario Fo and economic sciences laureates Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes.

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7 (of 14) William D. Phillips after the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1997.

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8 (of 14) From left: William D. Phillips, HM Queen Silvia of Sweden and 1982 medicine laureate Bengt Samuelsson at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1997.

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9 (of 14) Literature laureate Dario Fo in conversation with physics laureate William D. Phillips during Nobel Week, December 1997.

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10 (of 14) William D. Phillips delivering his Nobel Prize lecture on 8 December 1997.

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11 (of 14) William D. Phillips delivering his Nobel Prize lecture.

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12 (of 14) William D. Phillips delivering his Nobel Prize lecture.

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13 (of 14) All 1997 laureates assembled at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm Sweden during Nobel Week, December 1997. Back row from left: Chemistry laureate Jens C. Skou, medicine laureate Stanley B. Prusiner, literature laureate Dario Fo, economi sciences laureates Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes. Front row from left: Chemistry laureate John E. Walker, physics laureate William D. Phillips, chemistry laureate Paul D. Boyer and physics laureate Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.

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14 (of 14) Eight of the 1997 Nobel Prize laureates assembled during Nobel Week, December 1997. Back row from left: Robert C. Merton, Steven Chu, Myron S. Scholes, William D. Phillips and and John E. Walker. Front row from left: Paul D. Boyer, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and Jens C. Skou

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