Author: Ryan Morris / Source: Good News Network
Just because Arthur Ashkin just became the world’s oldest Nobel Prize winner doesn’t mean he is ready to retire – instead, he has something bigger in mind.
The 96-year-old inventor was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics in recognition for his work with optical levitation: a process of controlling the movement of microscopic particles using the force of photons.
His efforts have had a profound effect in furthering our understanding of how light behaves, and how it can be harnessed for practical applications.Despite this career-defining accomplishment, Ashkin allowed himself only a few moments to discuss his past work by fondly recalling the day he first levitated microscopic organisms using a laser.
“It surprised me. It would surprise anybody,” Ashkin told Business Insider. “I invented optical levitation.”
RELATED: Watch Ex-NASA Engineer Design Glitter Bomb Trap as Revenge for Thieves Stealing His Packages
But Ashkin’s sentiment was quickly interrupted by the excitement he now holds for his new invention.
“I’m not about celebrating that old stuff, I got something new and important,”…
The post Oldest Nobel Prize Winner Waves Off 2018 Win So He Can Talk About Solar Invention That Will ‘Save the World’ appeared first on FeedBox.