Physics

Biographical

Roger Penrose was born on August 8th, 1931 in Colchester, Essex, England. His father Lionel Sharples Penrose FRS was a distinguished medically trained scientist, who worked primarily on human genetics, studying mainly the genetic origins of numerous mental conditions, particularly the issue of Downs Syndrome. He had earlier, in around 1920, studied psychoanalysis, travelling to…

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Interview

Interview with the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in physics Anne L’Huillier on 6 December 2023 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. What inspired your passion for science? Anne L’Huillier: I don’t know exactly, it’s a very long time ago, but I was very much inspired by my grandfather on my mother’s side, who was…

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Prize presentation

Watch a video clip of the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in physics, Anne L’Huillier, receiving her Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the award ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2023.

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Prize presentation

Watch a video clip of the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in physics, Pierre Agostini, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the award ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2023.

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Prize presentation

Watch a video clip of the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in physics, Ferenc Krausz, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the award ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2023.

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Banquet speech

Anne L’Huillier’s speech at the Nobel Prize banquet, 10 December 2023. Your Majesties,Your Royal Highnesses,Excellences,Dear laureates,Ladies and gentlemen Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and I thank the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Foundation for awarding us the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023. 122 years ago, was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics,…

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