I hope that international cooperation can be obtained in such affairs as well as in the normal relations between nations.
It is an indication that the world thinks the subject of the investigation of small things is an important one.
Not only has this subject been long associated with the ideas of thinking men over the ages but its practical importance is attested to by the huge resources of men and material thrown into this type of work.
Surely the large effort that Fermi had in mind would serve to bind together the peoples of many lands and this is something I regard as a good thing.
The Nobel Prize is given as a personal award but it also honors the field of research in which I have worked and it also honors my students and colleagues.
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