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Articles in Physics

Physics was the prize area which Alfred Nobel mentioned first in his will. Below, articles on the subject are presented.

History of the Nobel Prize in Physics

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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.
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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

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.
Gravity

Forces

BY LARS BRINK
When an astronaut in a rocket accelerates to get away from earth, he feels a gravity force that is several times that on earth.
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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.
Accelerators

On Accelerators and Nobel Laureates

BY SVEN KULLANDEr
An extensive article on particle accelerators and the scientists who have contributed to their development.
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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.
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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

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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

Cosmos

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.
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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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