“My greatest discovery was that people
would actually pay me to do what I most wanted to do: to satisfy my own curiosity”.
Since his university days, for Sheldon Lee Glashow this has meant searching for a simple
and elegant description of the universe. “For centuries scientists have been working
toward that goal. I have been lucky and persistent enough to make some major contributions
to this magnificent quest”. For these contributions he received the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1979.
He is one of this century’s leading figures in theoretical physics but he has not
isolated himself in an ivory tower: he is a firm advocate of the need to ensure the
scientific literacy of all; a champion of unfettered basic research as the foundation of
all progress; and a successful writer with gift for communicating with the broader public,
infecting others with his passion for knowledge. |
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Conference for the
schools
Friday 21 May, 9.30-12.30
Museo Nazionale della Scienza
e della Tecnica “Leonardo da Vinci”
| Introduction |
Ettore Fiorini
Professor of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
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| Learning science, being curious and having fun |
Sheldon Lee Glashow
Higgins Professor of Physics, Harvard University
Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1979
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| Debate with the public |
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