John A. J. M. T. van der Meer

John A. J. M. T. van der Meer is a Dutch physicist renowned for his work in particle physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1994, sharing it with Carlo Rubbia, for developing a technique called "accelerator-based beam cooling," which significantly improved the ability to study subatomic particles. His contributions helped scientists better understand fundamental particles and forces, advancing our knowledge of the universe's basic building blocks. Van der Meer's work has been crucial in the development of particle accelerators and experimental physics research.