The big and the tiny and tying them both together were discussed today. Prof. Dr. Riccardo Giacconi (2002) told us that astrophysics is at the most exciting point in its 400 year old history.

A traditional German social evening was organised for Monday night. Each laureate sat amongst the students. Chatting with Prof. Blombergen and his wife, they told me about studying science in the post war years in Europe. At 88, Prof. Blombergen was one of the more senior laureates present and as such personaly knew many of the scientists I read about in my undergraduate years.

Monday’s Blog

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