Physics
Illustrated information
Illustrated information
Nobel Poster from the Nobel Committee for Physics, web adapted by Nobel Web Contents The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2009 with one half to Charles K. Kao, “for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibres for optical communication” and the other half…
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The Nobel Laureates Charles K. Kao, Standard Telecommunication Laboratories, Harlow, UK, and Chinese University of Hong Kong Willard S. Boyle, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA George E. Smith, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA Popular science Smith, G.E. (2009) The invention and early history of the CCD. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics…
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Award ceremony speech
Swedish Presentationstal av Professor Olga Botner, ledamot av , ledamot av Nobelkommittén för fysik, 10 december 2017 Eders Majestäter, Eders Kungliga Högheter, Ärade Nobelpristagare, Mina Damer och Herrar Tyngdkraften även kallad gravitationen är den svagaste kraft vi känner till…
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Award ceremony speech
English Presentation Speech by Professor Olga Botner, Member of the ; Member of the Nobel Committee for Physics, 10 December 2017 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Esteemed Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen,…
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Nobel Prize lecture
LIGO and Gravitational Waves I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgICZnAo04A Rainer Weiss delivered his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2017 at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Professor Nils Mårtensson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics. Pdf 5 MB
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