Physics
Nicolay G. Basov – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Aleksandr M. Prokhorov – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nicolay G. Basov – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Nicolay G. Basov’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1964 (in French) Sire, Madame, Altesses Royales, Mesdames et Messieurs, Nous sommes heureux, et je parle au nom de mon collègue Prochorov aussi bien qu’en mon nom, nous sommes vraiment heureux d’avoir l’honneur de prendre part à ce dîner solennel en qualité de…
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Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, May 6, 1966 Development of Quantum Electrodynamics Personal recollections (1) In 1932, when I started my research career as an assistant to Nishina, published a paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, London. In this paper, he discussed the formulation of relativistic quantum mechanics, especially that of electrons interacting with the electromagnetic…
moreJulian Schwinger – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Julian Schwinger’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1965 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen No words of mine can adequately acknowledge the unbounded courtesy and hospitality that my wife and I have been accorded during this remarkable occasion. But I should like to comment briefly on the…
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