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Marlan Scully
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<p>Marlan Orvil Scully (born August 3, 1939) is an American physicist best known for his work in theoretical quantum optics. He is a professor at <a href="/facts/Texas_A%2526M_University/s1zDpnxa">Texas A&M University</a> and <a href="/facts/Princeton_University/n3EPGHBM">Princeton University</a>. Additionally, in 2012 he developed a lab at the <a href="/facts/Baylor_Research_and_Innovation_Collaborative/NS1c7mVV">Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative</a> in <a href="/facts/Waco%2c_Texas/T9t5fuCK">Waco, Texas</a>. </p><p>He has authored over 700 scientific articles, as well as standard textbooks such as <i>Laser Physics</i> (with <a href="/facts/Willis_Lamb/srfCyHko">W. Lamb</a> and M. Sargent) and “Quantum Optics” (with <a href="/facts/Muhammad_Suhail_Zubairy/BBlXszPW">M. S. Zubairy</a>). </p>