Eric Cornell: Climbing the Himalayas of Science
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Chapter 1 of 4: An unusual path into physics
From an early age Eric Cornell was encouraged to take up a technical career by his family. It wasn't all plain sailing and he took a year out of his undergraduate studies to live in Taiwan, where he almost convinced hims… (3 minutes, 9 seconds)
Chapter 1 of 4: An unusual path into physics
From an early age Eric Cornell was encouraged to take up a technical career by his family. It wasn't all plain sailing and he took a year out of his undergraduate studies to live in Taiwan, where he almost convinced hims… (3 minutes, 9 seconds)
Chapter 2 of 4: Learning about lasers
Eric Cornell ended up studying with Carl Wieman because laser cooling was the hot topic at the time. Cornell was attracted by Wieman's simple, stripped-down approach to research, but for Cornell it's also very important … (3 minutes, 20 seconds)
Chapter 3 of 4: Obstacles and solutions
It's worth keeping close tabs on your goals and finding out whether there aren't ways around your obstacles. In Eric Cornell's own life he's faced some life threating problems and has managed to overcome them and maintai… (4 minutes, 31 seconds)
Chapter 4 of 4: Egg shaped electrons
Eric Cornell's prizewinning work with Bose-Einstein condensation continues to move forward but his latest research looks into electron asymetry in a bid to try and find out more about the very early universe. (4 minutes, 53 seconds)
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Despite nearly giving up science to study Chinese Literature, Eric Cornell went on to achieved an unprecedented career and is still eager for the next challenge.
