One of three Nobel Prize winners in phys

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: One of three Nobel Prize winners in physics Alexei Abrikosov (L) speaks during a joint press conference given by the Laureates in physics, chemistry and economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm 07 December 2003. The trio of quantum specialists, Abrikosov, Vitaly Ginzburg and Anthony Leggett took the prize, for work on superconductors and superfluids, which could one day revolutionise human life. It already has important applications, notably is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which has made medical examinations less painful for millions of suffering patients. None of the three was born in the United States, but Russian-born Alexei A. Abrikosov and Briton Anthony J. Leggett both work there and hold American citizenship, an illustration of that country's attraction to scientists all over the world. Of the trio, only 87-year old Vitaly L. Ginzburg always remained in Russia, and a Russian citizen, having made his mark during the golden age of Soviet physics in the 1950s. The Nobel Prize ceremonies will be held in Stockholm and Oslo (Peace Prize) 10 December. AFP PHOTO / SVEN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read SVEN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)