Nobel laureates in Physics

portraits of the three winners of the nobel prize for physics

Physics Nobel for laser pioneers includes first woman in 55 years

Science

Canada’s Donna Strickland, of the University of Waterloo, becomes only the third woman to win a Nobel for physics, after Marie Curie in 1903 and Maria Goeppert-Mayer in 1963.

The Wonders of Physics

Arts, Culture & Media

Einstein, God and the Universe

Lifestyle & Belief
The World

Adam G. Riess on his Nobel Prize

Environment

Gecko Tape

Almanac/Atomic Power

This week, we have facts about Oak Ridge National Laboratory which celebrates its 60th anniversary.

Gecko Tape

Geckos are lizards with amazing stickiness, thanks to millions of tiny hairs that line their feet. Host Steve Curwood talks with Andre Geim, a scientist at the University of Manchester, who has modeled a dry adhesive tape on the gecko’s extraordinary ability.

The World

Geo quiz and answer

We’re calling today’s Geo Quiz a “Geo-political Quiz.” Anchor Marco Werman gets questions and answers from Carolyn O’Hara, senior editor at Foreign Policy magazine.