Ivar Giaever: The Nobel Prize and the Future of Science Lecture from “The Nobel Prize and the Future of Science” at Howard University, United States
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Chapter 1 of 13: Introduction
Iver Giaever outlines the theme of his lecture: The Nobel Prize and the future of science. (2 minutes, 10 seconds)
Chapter 1 of 13: Introduction
Iver Giaever outlines the theme of his lecture: The Nobel Prize and the future of science. (2 minutes, 10 seconds)
Chapter 2 of 13: The Creation of the Nobel Prize
The life of Alfred Nobel, his invention of dynamite and how the Nobel Prize was established. (4 minutes, 52 seconds)
Chapter 3 of 13: The Simplicity of Science
Through the achievements of Richard Feynman, Stephen Hawking and Steven Weinberg, Giaever tries to convince students that science is not a complicated field. (4 minutes, 51 seconds)
Chapter 4 of 13: What is Life?
Thanks to Erwin Schrödinger's pioneering ideas, we now know that life can be explained by the present laws of physics and chemistry. (4 minutes, 52 seconds)
Chapter 5 of 13: A Momentous Discovery
Ivar Giaever outlines X-rays, Wilhelm Röntgen and the first Nobel Prize in Physics (4 minutes, 51 seconds)
Chapter 6 of 13: Science is Free
Ivar Giaever defines science as being a cooperative phenomenon; it does not depend on the individual. (4 minutes, 52 seconds)
Chapter 7 of 13: Secret to Success
The difference between great science, indifferent science, and ordinary science. (4 minutes, 51 seconds)
Chapter 8 of 13: How to Win a Nobel Prize
It's not just a case of having a good idea, you must pursue your idea effectively. (4 minutes, 52 seconds)
Chapter 9 of 13: The Need for Scientists
Scientists are always required for creating new inventions, and this continued necessity will keep science alive. (4 minutes, 51 seconds)
Chapter 10 of 13: Nobel Prize Qualities
Be curious, competitive, creative, stubborn, self confident, skeptical and lucky. (3 minutes, 3 seconds)
Chapter 11 of 13: Path to a Nobel Prize
Giaever answers questions on childhood, the route into science, biophysics and his mentor. (6 minutes, 40 seconds)
Chapter 12 of 13: Audience Questions, Part 2
Giaever discusses quantum mechanics, the origin of life and politics. (4 minutes, 52 seconds)
Chapter 13 of 13: Audience Questions, Part 3
Giever answers questions on Thomas Edison, self-belief and ideas. (5 minutes, 6 seconds)
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Ivar Giaever revisits the life of Alfred Nobel, the creation of the Nobel Prizes, and he offers his own advice on how to receive a Nobel Prize.
