In 2018, the Nobel Prize in physics was announced. 55 years later, the third female scientist won the physics prize!

At 17:45 on October 2, 2018, Beijing time, the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics was announced The winners were Arthur Ashkin, G é rard mourou and Donna Strickland They were praised for their breakthrough invention in laser physics (source: Network) Arthur Ashkin invented optical tweezers, which can clamp particles, atoms and molecules with laser beams It can also trap viruses, bacteria and other living cells and keep them from being damaged during inspection and processing Ashkin's optical tweezers create new opportunities for machines that observe and control life G é rard mourou and Donna Strickland laid the foundation for the shortest and strongest laser pulse created by human beings The technology they developed has opened up new research areas and brought a wide range of industrial and medical applications For example, countless eye operations are performed each year by the sharpest laser beam Up to this time, the Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded 112 times since its establishment in 1900, with 210 winners, including 3 female winners The average age of the winners is 55 The Nobel Prize in physics is also the most awarded Nobel Prize for Chinese Scientists such as Yang Zhenning, Li Zhengdao and Ding Zhaozhong, who are especially familiar with the prize, have won it It is worth noting that Donna Strickland is the third female scientist in history to win the Nobel Prize in physics.