Tag: Donna Strickland

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 - 08:28 UTC

  Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to a woman: first time in 55 years

  

  A trio of United States, French and Canadian scientists won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for breakthroughs in laser technology that have turned light beams into precision tools for everything from eye surgery to micro-machining.