November 9^th, 2009
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm

INTERNATIONAL RADIO SYMPOSIUM
celebrating the centenary of the Nobel Prize in Physics 1909

On November 9^th, 1909, the Royal Academy of Sciences (RSAS) decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics to Karl Ferdinand Braun and Guglielmo Marconi for their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy.

Introduction by Prof. Svante Lindqvist, President of RSAS

Harry Frank, chairman of the Academy 's Class of Engineering sciences and SNRV chairman

Gerhard Kristensson

Karl Grandin, Director of the Centre of History of Science at RSAS: The awarding process

Gabriele Falciasecca, University of Bologna, President of the Marconi Foundation: Guglielmo Marconi (keynote)

Lars-Erik Wernersson, University of Lund: Three centuries of solid state electronic components

Hans Olofsson, Director of the Onsala Space Observatory: Swedish Radio Astronomy

Joakim F Johansson, RUAG Space AB: The early days of radio, Ernst F W Alexanderson and Grimeton radio station SAQ, Unesco World Heritage

Gudmund Wannberg, Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF): Swedish space radio science

Östen Mäkitalo: Mobile telephony in a historic and future perspective

Werner Wiesbeck, University of Karlsruhe: Karl Ferdinand Braun (keynote)

The symposium was arranged by the Swedish National Committee of URSI (Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale) at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.