Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’

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Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’

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Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’ is an obituary[1].

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  • Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’ authored Dylan Loeb McClain[2].
  • Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’'s instance of is recorded as obituary[3].
  • Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’'s language of work or name is recorded as American English[4].
  • Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’'s publication date is recorded as +2020-09-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’'s main subject is recorded as Arthur Ashkin[6].
  • Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’'s work available at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/science/arthur-ashkin-dead.html[7].
  • Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’'s published in is recorded as The New York Times[8].
  • Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’'s title is recorded as Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’[9].
  • Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’'s article ID is recorded as 100000006684012[10].
  • Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’'s number of words is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1206'}[11].

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Arthur Ashkin, 98, Dies; Nobel Laureate Invented a ‘Tractor Beam’ authored Dylan Loeb McClain[2].

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