Articles in Physics
Physics was the prize area which Alfred Nobel mentioned first in his will. Below, articles on the subject are presented.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901-2000
BY ERIK B. KARLSSON
The Nobel Prize in Physics during the last century is reviewed
in this article.
The Dual Nature of Light as Reflected in the Nobel Archives
BY GÖSTA EKSPONG
Is light a wave motion or is it a stream of particles?
Nobel Laureates in Physics and Their Work
Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium
BY NANNY FRÖMAN
Marie and Pierre Curie came upon a very active
substance they later called radium.
Lippmann's and Gabor's Revolutionary Approach to Imaging
BY KLAUS BIEDERMANN
Lippman and Gabor chose an evolutionary approach to fundamental
physics instead of taking the evolutionary route in engineering.
On Accelerators and Nobel Laureates
BY SVEN KULLANDEr
An extensive article on particle accelerators and the
scientists who have contributed to their development.
Physics in Denmark: The First Four Hundred Years
BY SVEN KULLANDER
Two men have done more than anyone
else to raise the level of physics in Denmark: Hans Christian Ørsted and Niels Bohr.
Solving the Mystery of the Missing Neutrinos
BY JOHN N. BAHCALL
In the years 2001 to 2003 scientists finally
solved a mystery they had been struggling for four decades.
Nobel Laureates' Workplace
History of Caltech
BY JUDITH GOODSTEIN
From a modest little college to one of the world's foremost training
centers in physics, chemistry and engineering.
Other Articles
High Energy Neutrinos from the Cosmos
BY PER OLOF HULTH
The visible light emitted by myriads of
stars and other phenomena tell a fascinating story about the universe.
How the Sun Shines
BY JOHN N. BAHCALL
How does the sun produce vast amounts of energy necessary to support life on earth?
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