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2019 Physics Laureates. Photo: A. Mahmoud
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“Why did I go into science?”
Nobel Laureates share their thoughts
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“I used to break apart stuff just to understand how it works”
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James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz were awarded last year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth’s place in the cosmos. Here they tell why they got into science.
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Gertrude Elion:
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“I was highly motivated to do something”
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Gertrude Elion. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.
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Gertrude Elion's grandfather meant a great deal to her. When she was 15 years old, he died of stomach cancer. After this experience she decided to find a cure for the horrible disease. Read Gertrude Elion’s story |
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Eugene Fama
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His future should be in sports
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Already sure of a career as French teacher and sports coach, Laureate in Economic Sciences Eugene Fama took an economics course - and that was a revelation. Listen to Eugene Fama |
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François Englert:
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“He pushed me”
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In school, Physics Laureate François Englert liked both literature and mathematics. A teacher pushed him to enter engineering school. Listen to François Englert |
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Alice Munro:
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“I made stories up all the time”
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Nobel Prize subjects
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Why isn’t there a Nobel Prize in mathematics?
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Or in ecology or climate change? Make a guess and click to submit your answer.
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Alfred Nobel wasn’t interested in mathematics.
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There wasn’t enough money for more prize categories.
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Alfred Nobel chose the categories himself.
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