Secretary of Commerce Statement - 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
NEWS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20230

OFFICE
OF THE
SECRETARY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, October 15, 1997 CONTACT: Maria T. Cardona
202-482-4883

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE WILLIAM M. DALEY ON THE
1997 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS AWARD TO DR. WILLIAM PHILLIPS OF THE
DEPARTMENT'S NAT'L INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Washington -- Dr. Phillips' exceptional work highlights a key role of the Commerce Department in pushing the limits of measurement science and laying the foundations for the basic measurement technology support required by the U.S. science and industry. His research may lead to dramatically improved measurements of time and length likely to be needed by U.S. industry in the development of economically beneficial advanced technologies in the next century. I'm extremely proud that he is a long-time employee of the Commerce Department and that his extraordinary vision, talent and expertise are being recognized today throughout the world.
In sharing this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, Dr. Phillips adds yet another laurel to the outstanding research record of the Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology.