Gérard Mourou

Nobel Lecture

Extreme Light Physics and Application

Gérard Mourou delivered his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2018 at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Professor Olga Botner, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics.

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