Nobel Prize

Interview with Eric Betzig, 6 December 2014, during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Could you deescribe your Nobel Prize-awarded work in simple terms? Eric Betzig: My work and the work of my colleagues for this prize is about trying to see small things, particularly living things in cells. So, your body is composed of…

Interview with Physics Laureate Shuji Nakamura on 6 December 2014, during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. What has been the most significant breakthrough in your career? Shuji Nakamura: I think, because in 1993 I could develop the very high efficient blue LEDs that is almost 100 times brighter than all the blue LED. All…

Interview with Chemistry Laureate Frances H. Arnold on 6 December 2018 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. How did it feel to be awarded the Nobel Prize? Frances H. Arnold: I think I was an engineer and a scientist from day one. I was very surprised and overwhelmed, terrified, happy, thrilled and bouncing off…

Interview with Takaaki Kajita on 6 December 2015, during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. What’s your story? What brought you to science? Takaaki Kajita: When I was a high school student, I learnt basic physics and I started to get interested in physics. Then I decided to learn physics in undergraduate and I learned…

Interview with John B. Goodenough on 6 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden What advice would you give to a younger version of yourself? John B. Goodenough: Oh, that’s a difficult question! Cause I hope the younger version of myself that you are talking about would be a little bit brighter than…

Interview, December 2019 https://youtu.be/qGeHvVhzB8w Interview with the 2019 Nobel Laureate in Physics Michel Mayor on 6 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Michel Mayor answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): – What did you want to be when you were younger? – Was there like a…

Interview, December 2018 https://youtu.be/390Ar_KtlW0 Interview with Laureate in Economic Sciences William D. Nordhaus on 6 December 2018 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. William D. Nordhaus answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube) What’s the source of your passion for economic sciences? What interests you about climate change? How…

“I like to see things that have never been seen before” Here, Richard Roberts is interviewed about everything from his love of discovery to his biggest influences – and reveals a determined, curiosity-driven character. The subject of ageing also came up, which is rather fitting since Roberts joined the Nobel Prize Dialogue Seoul to discuss…

After the 2007 Nobel Prize announcements, visitors to Nobelprize.org had the possibility to submit questions to the 2007 Nobel Laureates. Here, Peter Grünberg answers a selection of the questions. Question: Who, or what, inspired you to enter your field of achievement? Bobby Cerini, age 34, Australia Answer: Myself, and my desire to do something significant.…

Interview, June 2000 https://www.youtube.com/embed/8HWimgBrDXg Interview with Edmond Fischer by Hans Jörnvall at the meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, June 2000. Edmond Fischer talks about how he came into the field of biochemistry; receiving the Nobel Prize (2:04); how he made his key discoveries (4:53); problems with present day support of science (13:43); and…