The Nobel Prize in Physics 2002

 

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2002
 
 

Further reading

Information on the Nobel Prize in Physics 2002: nobelprize.org
Neutrino astronomy:
 www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/neutrino.html
www.sns.ias.edu/~jnb
cupp.oulu.fi/neutrino

X-ray astronomy:
 http://physics-astronomy.jhu.edu/people/faculty/giacconi.html
chandra.harvard.edu
sci.esa.int/xmm/

 

Contents:
| Introduction | Neutrino Astronomy | Elusive particles captured in cleaning fluid | Kamiokande captured neutrinos in water | What is a supernova? | What makes the sun shine? | A new view of the universe | X-ray Astronomy | How does an X-ray telescope work? | A violent universe | What happens next? | Further reading | Credits |

Addition to the Nobel Poster: Questions and Answers related to the Prize 
  Web Adapted Version of the Nobel Poster from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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