Quote by: Stefan Hell

I got bored with the topic; I felt this was 19th century physics. I was wondering if there was still something profound that could be made with light microscopy. So I saw that the diffraction barrier was the only important problem that had been left over.


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  • NameStefan Hell
  • Descriptiondirector at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany
  • AliasesStefan Walter Hell; Stefan W. Hell; S. W. Hell; S. Hell
  • BornDecember 23, 1962
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionPhysicist
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Chemistry; Kavli Prize In Neuroscience; Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis; Körber European Science Prize; German Future Prize; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize; Otto Hahn Prize; Carl Zeiss Research Award; Ernst Hellmut Vits Award; Hansen Family Prize; Helmholtz Prize; Meyenburg Prize; State Award Of Lower Saxony; Carus Medal