Prize announcement
Announcement of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics to John C. Mather and George F. Smoot, presented by Professor Gunnar Öquist, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 3 October 2006.
A presentation of the prize-awarded work was held by Professor Lars Bergström.
Following the announcement, Professor Per Carlson was interviewed by freelance journalist Jan-Olov Johansson about the 2006 Nobel Laureates in Physics.
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Nobel Prizes 2021
Thirteen laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2021, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from the Earth’s climate and our sense of touch to efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.
See them all presented here.
Their work and discoveries range from the Earth’s climate and our sense of touch to efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.
See them all presented here.
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