Physics
Peter Grünberg – Interview
Interview
Your questions to Peter Grünberg Here, Peter Grünberg answers additional questions submitted by visitors to Nobelprize.org. Interview transcript [Kosta Schinarakis] – Kosta Schinarakis, hallo. [Adam Smith] – Hello, may I speak to Peter Grünberg please? [KS] – It’s very complicated at the moment, he’s drinking champagne…
moreAlbert Fert – Interview
Interview
Albert Fert answers questions on the NobelPrize YouTube channel As the second in a series of Q&A sessions with Nobel Laureates on YouTube, Albert Fert, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2007 for the discovery of Giant Magnetoresistance, has answered a selection of questions on the NobelPrize YouTube channel. His answers include his explanation of…
moreJohn L. Hall – Interview
Interview
Interview transcript – This is John Hall. – Hello. My name is Joanna Rose. I’m calling from Nobelprize.org which is the official website of the Nobel Foundation. My congratulations on the Prize. – Thank you! – How does it feel? – It’s completely…
moreTheodor W. Hänsch – Interview
Interview
Interview transcript – Yes? – Hello. My name’s Joanna Rose. I am making a recording for Nobelprize.org which is the official Website of the Nobel Foundation. – Ah, that sounds important. However, I’m just about to leave for the airport; my driver is…
moreFrank Wilczek – Interview
Interview
Interview transcript – Hello? – Hello, is this Frank Wilczek? – Yes. Hello. – Hello. My name is Joanna Rose. I call from Stockholm. – Oh, hello. – My congratulations to the Nobel Prize. – Thank you very much. – I’m calling from Nobelprize.org, which is…
moreTranscript from an interview with Theodor W. Hänsch
Interview
Theodor Hänsch during the interview in Lindau. Transcript from an interview with Theodor W. Hänsch, 2005 Nobel Laureate in Physics, at the 58th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, July 2008. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Nobelprize.org. Theodor Hänsch, welcome. We’re here in Lindau, on Lake Constance, for the Lindau Nobel Meeting,…
moreUseful Links / Further Reading
Other resources
The Nobel Laureates, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory COBE, NASA Scientific articlesJ. Mather et al., 1990, Astrophys. J (Letter) 354, 37G. Smoot et al., 1992, Astrophys. J (Letter) 396, 1R.W. Wilson, 1978, The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, Les Prix Nobel, 113 BooksMather, J.C. and Boslough, J. 1996: the very first light (BasicBooks 1996)Smoot, G.…
moreDonald A. Glaser – Biographical
Biographical
Donald Arthur Glaser was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 21, 1926, the son of William J. Glaser, a businessman, and his wife Lena. He received his early education in the public schools of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and took his B.Sc. degree in physics and mathematics at the Case Institute of Technology in 1946. His…
moreGeorge F. Smoot – Biographical
Biographical
Winning a Nobel Prize is a life-changing event. It is a turning point. In addition to many people asking about how you arrived at this point, the winner is asked to produce his biography. All this and the events related to the Nobel Prize have resulted in each one of us going back and reviewing…
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