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Steven Chu, né le 28 février 1948 à Saint-Louis , est un physicien et homme politique américain. Il est co-lauréat avec Claude Cohen-Tannoudji et William D. Phillips du prix Nobel de physique de 1997 pour leurs recherches sur le refroidissement et la capture d'atomes par laser. Il est secrétaire à l'Énergie entre 2009 et 2013 dans l'administration du président Barack Obama. Wikipedia  

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“The atoms become like a moth, seeking out the region of higher laser intensity.”

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As quoted by James Gleick in Lasers slow atom for scrutiny, The New York Times, July 13, 1986: Explaining how atoms are cooled.

“I called my mother up when they announced the Nobel Prize, waiting until 7 in the morning. She said, “That’s nice — and when are you going to see me next?””

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NY Times, April 16, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/magazine/19wwln-q4-t.html?_r=4

“I'm the least-educated person in my immediate family. My two other brothers have multiple advanced degrees, and I only have one. […] Actually, now that I've got a Nobel Prize, I feel equal.”

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Interview by Spencer Michels, The NewsHour, PBS, 2 May 2007 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/jan-june07/climatechange_05-02.html