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 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901-2000 BY ERIK B. KARLSSON The dual nature of light as reflected in the Nobel archives BY GÖSTA EKSPONG   History of the…

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Watch video interviews with the Nobel Prize laureates in physics. Pick a name! Or choose a joint interview, in which two or more Nobel Prize laureates are interviewed at the same time. Interviews with Nobel Prize laureates in physics Joint Interviews Links to more interviews with Nobel Prize laureates:

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Interview

David Gross answers questions on the NobelPrize YouTube channel The third in a series of Q&A sessions with Nobel Laureates on YouTube features David Gross, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics 2004 for discovering the workings of one of the four basic forces in nature, the strong force that holds atomic nuclei together.…

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Interview

Interview transcript We sit here in lovely Lindau in the south of Bavaria and this is the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Nobelpreisträgertagungen in Lindau. And I have Professor Rudolf Mössbauer, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1961. And I’m going to ask you as the first question.…

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Banquet speech

Robert Hofstadter’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1961 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: I wish to thank the Nobel Foundation and the Royal Swedish Academy of Science for the great honor conferred upon me. Since I am the last speaker you will appreciate my difficulty in saying…

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