Nobel Prize

Interview with F. Duncan M. Haldane on 6 December 2016, during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Duncan Haldane, welcome to Nobel Week in Stockholm Duncan Haldane: Thank you. I noticed that you brought an artefact for the museum, what is it? Duncan Haldane: Well, when I initiated the work, which this prize was given…

Interview with Kip S. Thorne on 6 December 2017 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden, during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Why did you decide to become a physicist? Kip S. Thorne: I grew up in Logan, Utah, which is high in the Rocky Mountains, altitude nearly 2,000 meters. We had deep snow…

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…