Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
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1 (of 12) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.Copyright © Pica Pressfoto AB 1997, S-105 17 Stockholm, Sweden, telephone: +46-8-13 52 40 Photo: Anders Wiklund
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.Copyright © Pica Pressfoto AB 1997, S-105 17 Stockholm, Sweden, telephone: +46-8-13 52 40 Photo: Anders Wiklund
2 (of 12) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji receiving his Nobel Prize.
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3 (of 12) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji after receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.
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4 (of 12) 1997 Nobel Prize laureates on the Stockholm Concert Hall stage: From left: physics laureates Steven Chu, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and William D. Phillips, chemistry laureates Paul D. Boyer, John E. Walker and Jens C. Skou, medicine laureate Stanley B. Prusiner, literature laureate Dario Fo and economic sciences laureates Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes.
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5 (of 12) All 1997 Nobel Laureates on the Stockholm Concert Hall stage. William D. Phillips is third from left.
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6 (of 12) A view of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1997.
© Pica Pressfoto AB 1997, S-105 17 Stockholm, Sweden, telephone: +46-8-13 52 40. Photo: Ulf Palm
7 (of 12) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (middle) at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1997.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
8 (of 12) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji delivering his speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1997.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
9 (of 12) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji on the dance floor at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December 1997.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
10 (of 12) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, December 1997.
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11 (of 12) All 1997 laureates assembled at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm Sweden during Nobel Week, December 1997. Back row from left: Chemistry laureate Jens C. Skou, medicine laureate Stanley B. Prusiner, literature laureate Dario Fo, economi sciences laureates Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes. Front row from left: Chemistry laureate John E. Walker, physics laureate William D. Phillips, chemistry laureate Paul D. Boyer and physics laureate Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.
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12 (of 12) Eight of the 1997 Nobel Prize laureates assembled during Nobel Week, December 1997. Back row from left: Robert C. Merton, Steven Chu, Myron S. Scholes, William D. Phillips and and John E. Walker. Front row from left: Paul D. Boyer, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and Jens C. Skou
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.