Leonard Mandel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonard Mandel

German physicist

Date of Birth: 09-May-1927

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 09-Feb-2001

Profession: physicist, faculty member

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Leonard Mandel (May 9, 1927 – February 9, 2001) was the Lee DuBridge Professor Emeritus of Physics and Optics at the University of Rochester when he died at the age of 73 at his home in Pittsford, New York.
He contributed immensely to theoretical and experimental optics and is widely considered one of the founding fathers of the field of quantum optics.
With Emil Wolf he published the highly regarded book Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics.