Don Eigler

Don Eigler is an American physicist known for his groundbreaking work in nanotechnology. He is famous for the first precise manipulation of individual atoms, notably creating the pattern spelling "IBM" with 35 xenon atoms on a metal surface. This achievement demonstrated how atoms can be arranged intentionally to form structures at an extremely small scale, opening new possibilities in electronics and materials science. His work has helped deepen our understanding of matter at the quantum level and has laid the foundation for future innovations in nanodevices and molecular engineering.