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In 2018, Professor Donna Strickland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for her work in high-intensity lasers. Her research, which she started in the 1980s, has been practically applied in laser eye surgery. But, Strickland writes, scientists shouldn't only be encouraged to do research with practical applications - curiosity matters, too.
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Physics laureate Donna Strickland receives the prize from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden during the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2018.
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Donna Strickland, University of Waterloo
The winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics says scientists shouldn't feel pressured to do research that has economic or commercial ramifications. Science for the sake of science is more important.
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Rahman Akintayo Sanusi, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
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Miles B. Markus, University of the Witwatersrand
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Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham
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Andrew Thompson, University of Waterloo
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