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Interview

Interview transcript [Aziz Sancar] Hello. [Adam Smith] Oh hello, Professor Sancar, this is Adam Smith from Nobelprize.org. Many congratulations on the award of the Nobel Prize. [Aziz Sancar] Thank you. [Adam Smith] How did you hear the news? [Aziz Sancar] I just got a call half an hour ago.…

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Interview

Interview transcript [Jin Li] Hello. [Adam Smith] This is Adam Smith, calling from Nobelprize.org, the official website of the Nobel Prize, in Stockholm. [JL] Yes, this is Professor Tu Youyou’s home. [AS} So first of all, may we ask what is Professor Tu’s reaction to the award of the Nobel Prize? [JL…

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Banquet speech

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to begin by observing that scientific research is a communal activity and that neither Bengt Holmström nor I could have won this prize without the help of many others. We had the crucial support of our teachers, co-authors, students, and…

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Banquet speech

Nobel Banquet speech, 10 December 2016 Good evening, everyone. I extend my warmest greetings to the members of the Swedish Academy and to all of the other distinguished guests in attendance tonight. I’m sorry I can’t be with you in person, but please know that I am most definitely with you in…

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Banquet speech

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellences, Dear Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of David Thouless, Michael Kosterlitz, and myself, I would like to thank Your Majesties, the Nobel Foundation, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for honoring  our early work on “Topological Phase Transitions” and “Topological Phases of Matter”. The…

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