Bose Einstein Wins a Nobel Prize

While this is old news (2001), this post does provide some background on the significance of Bose Einstein Condensation in the world of Physics. This is copied from the Nobel Prize page on www.snbose.org. More information is directly available on the NobelPrize.org website. Bose Einstein Condensate is explained on Wikipedia.

The first Nobel Prize in Physics in the 21st Century was awarded jointly to Professor Eric Cornell and Professor Carl Wieman of JILA and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado, USA, and Professor Wolfgang Ketterle of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates.

Below are some links to information about the Nobel Prize, mostly from the NobelPrize.org website. All linked content (video, etc.) are copyright © Nobel Web AB 2001 and are presented here as hyperlinks.

Nobel Prize Interview:

Nobel Laureates in Physics interview with Drs. Cornell, Wieman and Ketterle with Joanna Rose, science writer on 12 December, 2001.

The Laureates talk about their memories of the day of the discovery, the importance of competition (5:51), the significance of producing the condensate (11:44), big issues in physics (15:01), receiving the Nobel Prize at an early age (21:49) and their future work (25:36).

• Video of Interview (30 minutes) [You will need Real Player to view]

Carl E. Wieman Nobel Lecture:
Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Dilute Gas; The First 70 Years and Some Recent Experiments (8 December 2001)

• Video of Presentation of Dr. Wieman by Professor Mats Jonson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics (1 minute)
• Video of Nobel lecture by Dr. Wieman (39 minutes)
• Lecture in text format

Eric A. Cornell Nobel Lecture:
Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Dilute Gas; The First 70 Years and Some Recent Experiments (8 December 2001)

• Video of Presentation of Dr. Cornell by Professor Mats Jonson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics (1 minute)
• Video of Nobel lecture by Dr. Cornell (39 minutes)
• Lecture in text format

Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle:
When Atoms Behave as Waves: Bose-Einstein Condensation and the Atom Laser

• Video of Presentation of Dr. Ketterle by Professor Mats Jonson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics (1 minute)
• Video of Nobel lecture by Dr. Ketterle (40 minutes)
• Lecture in text format