“Now I’m wondering how to act.” Hiroshi Amano on being awarded the Nobel Prize.

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Hiroshi Amano was on a plane so it took quite some time before he received the news that he had been awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics together with Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura. “One of the most amazing travels for me”, comments Hiroshi Amano. Hear an interview with him, now back in Japan, when he reflects on an extraordinary week.

The interviewer is Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer at Nobel Media. Learn more about the Laureates at:
www.nobelprize.org

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