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Theodor W. Hänsch

Theodor W. Hänsch, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

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Born
October 30, 1941
Age in 2026
85
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1941

About Theodor W. Hänsch

Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch is a German physicist. He received one-fourth of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics for "contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique", sharing the prize with John L. Hall and Roy J. Glauber. He was awarded the Comstock Prize in Physics from the National Academy of Sciences in 1983. In 1989, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, which is the highest honour awarded in German research. Hänsch became an assistant professor at Stanford University, California from 1975 to 1986.

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Theodor W. Hänsch timeline

  1. Hänsch became an assistant professor at Stanford University, California from 1975 to 1986.
  2. He was awarded the Comstock Prize in Physics from the National Academy of Sciences in 1983.
  3. In 1989, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, which is the highest honour awarded in German research.

The world when Theodor W. Hänsch was born

Theodor W. Hänsch was born in 1941. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1941

  • #1 song"Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieCitizen Kane
  • Best-selling bookThe Keys of the Kingdom – A.J. Cronin

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
  • Top headlineJapan bombs Pearl Harbor — United States enters World War II
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial television broadcasts (CBS, NBC)
  • Defining fadVictory gardens
  • Notable inventionAerosol spray can
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population133.4M

1941 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Theodor W. Hänsch's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19412026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,400$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population133.4M341 million

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