Jerome Friedman: Road to the Nobel Prize Lecture from “Road to the Nobel Prize” at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
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Chapter 12 of 12: Value of Science
The role of science in society, and the immense impact science has on the way we live. (4 minutes, 56 seconds)
Chapter 1 of 12: Inspiration and perspiration
Jerome Friedman discusses the importance of education, dedication and hard work, and he describes how physics can not only probe the wonders of nature but can also build a satisfying career in science. (5 minutes, 1 second)
Chapter 2 of 12: Don't Fear Failure!
Be willing to risk failure and test new ideas. Jerome Friedman describes his doctoral research and the joys of being supervised by Enrico Fermi. (4 minutes, 56 seconds)
Chapter 3 of 12: Subatomic Searching
Inelastic electron scattering, particle accelerators and the first experimental evidence of quarks. (1 minute, 6 seconds)
Chapter 4 of 12: Probing Elementary Particles
The discovery of the pion and the beginning of modern particle physics. (4 minutes, 56 seconds)
Chapter 5 of 12: Reality Check
Jerome Friedman describes the efforts undertaken to answer the question: "Are quarks real?" (4 minutes, 56 seconds)
Chapter 6 of 12: Investigating Quarks
The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and the first direct evidence for the quark model. (4 minutes, 56 seconds)
Chapter 7 of 12: Unusual Proton Behaviour
How predictions from old physics could not explain surprising results from electron scattering experiments. (4 minutes, 56 seconds)
Chapter 8 of 12: Explaining Strong Interactions
Jerome Friedman describes Richard Feynman's parton model and neutrino scattering. (4 minutes, 56 seconds)
Chapter 9 of 12: Proving Quarks' Existence
Acceptance of the quark model and elucidating their properties. (4 minutes, 56 seconds)
Chapter 10 of 12: Questions about Quarks
Are there free quarks? Do quarks have finite size, and if so, how big are they? (4 minutes, 56 seconds)
Chapter 11 of 12: More Questions About Quarks
Jerome Friedman continues his discussion on whether there are there free quarks. (52 seconds)
Chapter 12 of 12: Value of Science
The role of science in society, and the immense impact science has on the way we live. (4 minutes, 56 seconds)
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Jerome Friedman describes what drove him to pursue his studies with passion, and his work on quarks for which he shared the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics.
