Physics

Interview

Konstantin Novoselov (right) and Andre Geim (left) during their interview with Nobelprize.org. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2010 Photo: Niclas Enberg Interview with 2010 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, 6 December 2010. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editorial Director of Nobel Media. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, welcome to the Nobel…

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Interview

“I used to think Nobel Laureates were other people” Nobelprize.org met physicist Roger Penrose on 4 March 2021. We spoke to him about growing up, how his passion for maths developed and why he finds it so surreal to be a Nobel Laureate. Could you tell us a bit about when you were a child?…

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Interview

“I see being a scientist as being a puzzle solver” Nobelprize.org interviewed Andrea Ghez on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021. She told us how her interest in science and the universe was sparked, what advice she would give to young researchers and why she loves being a scientist. Could you tell me a little…

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Interview

“One day I was playing with the spectrometer and boy, did I get the full 15 kilovolts!” We spoke to Reinhard Genzel on 9 March 2021. He told us about his childhood interest in science and sports as well as which Nobel Laureate had the biggest impact on his life. Could you tell us a…

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Prize presentation

Watch a video clip of the 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Roger Penrose, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during a ceremonial presentation at the Swedish Ambassador’s Residence in London, United Kingdom, on 8 December 2020.

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Prize presentation

Watch a video clip of the 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Reinhard Genzel, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during a ceremonial presentation at the Bavarian State Chancellery (Bayerische Staatskanzlei) in Munich, Germany, on 8 December 2020.

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Prize presentation

Watch a video clip of the 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Andrea Ghez, receiving her Nobel Prize medal and diploma during a ceremonial presentation in Los Angeles, USA, on 9 December 2020.

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Biographical

A rthur Ashkin’s father, Isadore Ashkenazi, was born in Tsarist Russia in 1891. Isadore was brought up with his older brother, Harry, both shown in Figure 1, in an orphan asylum and never told of the circumstances of how they ended up there. As it turned out, his brother made the mistake of not leaving…

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Biographical

Life Donna Theo Strickland was born on May 27, 1959, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She studied engineering physics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, and optics at the University of Rochester in the United States. She earned her doctorate in optics in 1989. Her PhD supervisor was Gérard Mourou, future Nobel Laureate. She worked at…

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