1973
Henry Kissinger – Speed read
Speed read
Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Le Duc Tho, for negotiating a ceasefire in Vietnam in 1973. Henry Kissinger Full name: Henry Alfred KissingerBorn: 27 May 1923, Fürth, GermanyDate awarded: 17 October 1973 Ceasefire in Vietnam A student of history and political science, Henry Kissinger became a professor at Harvard in 1962.…
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Brian D. Josephson – Interview
Interview
Interview transcript Professor Josephson, welcome to this interview. We’re very happy to have you here today. You were very young when you got the prize, only 33, and when you made your major discovery you were 22. In which way has this had an impact on your life, to start off with?…
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Nobel Prize lecture
Leo Esaki – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Leo Esaki’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1973 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Josephson, Ivar Giaever and I come from three very different cultures and yet tonight we are here together and together we have the honour of responding to your toast. Because we have such different origins, in…
moreLeo Esaki – Interview
Interview
Interview transcript Professor, very nice to meet you. It has been a few years since you received the Nobel Prize in 1973. Leo Esaki: That’s right. I would like to start off by asking you what made you interested in physics at the very beginning. Why did you choose that subject? Leo…
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Nobel Prize lecture