"I am the Smartest Man I Know"

A Nobel Laureate's Difficult Journey

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, General Physics
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Author: Ivar Giaever ISBN: 9789813109209
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: November 2, 2016
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Ivar Giaever
ISBN: 9789813109209
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: November 2, 2016
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

A unique individual with a fascinating life story, Ivar Giaever is a scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Experimental Physics in 1973. In his own words, Giaever relates an absorbing tale of how important luck and good fortune have been in shaping his life. He narrates the story of an ordinary childhood in Norway and an unremarkable undergraduate career at university. After finishing his engineering degree, he served in the Norwegian army and married his childhood sweetheart, Inger Skramstad. His desire to make a better life for his new family led Ivar to Canada and then to the United States. Even without an advanced degree in a scientific field, Ivar was given the opportunity to work with cutting-edge scientific researchers at General Electric R&D in Schenectady, New York. While there, he completed his PhD at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — one of the United States' oldest technological universities. His work on superconductivity led to worldwide recognition and the Nobel Prize. This memoire is more than the story of an accomplished, world-renowned scientist: it is an engaging reminiscence of an independent, highly creative thinker and problem solver who loves games and puzzles, skiing and windsurfing, and time with friends and family. Dr Ivar Giaever's fascinating story intertwines his views on the nature of science, scientific processes, contemporary issues such as global warming, and the great benefits the Nobel Prize has afforded him. Written with humor and often tongue-in-cheek, "I am the Smartest Man I know" is one man's meditation on science, intellectual inquiry, and life itself.

Contents:

  • Introduction
  • Growing up in Norway
  • The German Occupation
  • Attending University (NTH)
  • Adulthood in Norway
  • Emigration to Canada
  • Emigration to the USA
  • Norwegian Vacation
  • GE Research Laboratory
  • Friends at Laboratory
  • My Trip to Moscow
  • More Research
  • Sabbatical Leave in England
  • Back in the USA
  • Receiving the Nobel Prize
  • My First Trip to China
  • Working in Biology
  • Coolidge Fellowship
  • Back at GE
  • University of Oslo
  • Applied Biophysics
  • Korea
  • Lindau
  • Sports as an Adult
  • In Business
  • Today

Readership: Students and the general public interested in science and entrepreneurship.

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A unique individual with a fascinating life story, Ivar Giaever is a scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Experimental Physics in 1973. In his own words, Giaever relates an absorbing tale of how important luck and good fortune have been in shaping his life. He narrates the story of an ordinary childhood in Norway and an unremarkable undergraduate career at university. After finishing his engineering degree, he served in the Norwegian army and married his childhood sweetheart, Inger Skramstad. His desire to make a better life for his new family led Ivar to Canada and then to the United States. Even without an advanced degree in a scientific field, Ivar was given the opportunity to work with cutting-edge scientific researchers at General Electric R&D in Schenectady, New York. While there, he completed his PhD at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — one of the United States' oldest technological universities. His work on superconductivity led to worldwide recognition and the Nobel Prize. This memoire is more than the story of an accomplished, world-renowned scientist: it is an engaging reminiscence of an independent, highly creative thinker and problem solver who loves games and puzzles, skiing and windsurfing, and time with friends and family. Dr Ivar Giaever's fascinating story intertwines his views on the nature of science, scientific processes, contemporary issues such as global warming, and the great benefits the Nobel Prize has afforded him. Written with humor and often tongue-in-cheek, "I am the Smartest Man I know" is one man's meditation on science, intellectual inquiry, and life itself.

Contents:

Readership: Students and the general public interested in science and entrepreneurship.

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