The Nobel Prize in Physics 1999 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly to Professor Gerardus ‘t Hooft and Professor Emeritus Martinus J.G. Veltman for “elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics.” A theory to reckon with The structure of particle physics is described using…

Fritz Zernike receives his Nobel Prize from Sweden’s King Gustaf VI Adolf on 10 December 1953. Fritz Zernike and Sweden’s Queen Louise at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 1953. From left: Medecine laureate Fritz Lipmann with his wife Elfreda, physics laureate Frits Zernike and chemistry laureate Hermann Staudinger with his wife Magda at the Nobel…

Links to other sites Chemistry laureate Glenn T. Seaborg (middle) and his wife Helen converse with physics laureate Manne Siegbahn during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden, 9 December 1951.

Nobel Prize Conversations  “If children are not curious they will not be able to work” Some people manage to retain the relentless curiosity of a child into adulthood, keeping them on a constant quest of exploration. In this podcast episode, conducted in May 2022, we meet Giorgio Parisi, who tells us about his journey…

Nobel Prize Conversations “You have to reinvent yourself every couple of years. It’s absolutely important. It’s necessary for me to make my life interesting. Life is too short.” Meet physicist Anton Zeilinger in a podcast episode where he speaks about his endless curiosity, the randomness and weirdness connected to quantum mechanics and why the number…

Nobel Prize Conversations  “Science takes time and you need to build up the knowledge so I don’t see why we shouldn’t start right now?” “When people think about other worlds, they think about other life.” Nobel Prize laureate Didier Queloz was a pioneering explorer of exoplanets – planets outside our own solar system –…

Nobel Prize Conversations  “My aspiration really was to be like my role models, like Einstein” What is your aspiration in life? In this conversation, conducted in March 2021, Frank Wilczek tells us about his hope to make a mark on the world. He has released a new book, Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality, where…

Nobel Prize Conversations  “I knew I belonged in school and wanted to get a PhD. Before I even knew what it was, I knew I belonged” From very early on, 2018 physics laureate Donna Strickland knew she wanted to get a PhD. She didn’t know what it was but if it was the ultimate…

Nobel Prize Conversations  “I am very bad at giving up” Hear Roger Penrose speak about ideas, creativity and what is so special about blackboards. In this conversation, conducted in February 2021, Penrose also shares some stories from his childhood and how he eventually ended up in the field of physics. The host of this…

Nobel Prize Conversations ”It never ceases to amaze me how much info the star has to offer” In this podcast episode, conducted in December 2020, Andrea Ghez compares the centre of the galaxy to a city’s crowded downtown area. Her fascination for space is mirrored in her enthusiasm in speaking about science. As well as…