Subsequently, one of his doctoral students, Willis Lamb, determined that this was a consequence of what became known as the Lamb shift, for which Lamb was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 1955.
Seguidamente, un dos seus estudantes de tese doutoral, Willis Lamb, determinou que isto era a causa do que se coñecería posteriormente como o efecto Lamb, polo que Lamb recibiu o Premio Nobel de Física en 1955.