Arthur Ashkin
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1 (of 4) Arthur Ashkin’s son Professor Michael Ashkin is accepting the Nobel Prize on stage at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2018.
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2 (of 4) Arthur Ashkin’s son Professor Michael Ashkin and H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden send a greeting to Arthur Ashkin at the award ceremony.
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3 (of 4) 2018 laureates assembled at the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2018. From left: physics laureate Arthur Ashkin's son Michael Ashkin, laureate in economic sciences William D. Nordhaus, physics laureates Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou, chemistry laureates Sir Gregory P. Winter and George P. Smith, medicine laureates Tasuku Honjo and James P. Allison, chemistry laureate Frances H. Arnold, laureate in economic sciences Paul M. Romer and peace laureate Denis Mukwege.
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4 (of 4) Arthur Ashkin in the laboratory at Bell Labs.
Photo: Nokia Bell Labs.
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.