Guide Note:

The 2007 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to German scientists Albert Fert and Peter Grunberg for their application of giant magnetoresistance (GMR) to hard disk technology. Developments in this field has led to the ability to store a greater amount of information in a smaller space, which paved the way for smaller storage devices like iPods, PSPs and laptops.

1. Born: March 7, 1938 in Carcassonne, France
2. Alma Mater: Earned a master's degree from University of Paris and a PhD from Paris-Sud 11 University
3. Teaches at Paris-Sud 11 University

1. Born: May 18, 1939 in Pilsen, Bohemia
2. Alma Mater: Johann Wolfgang Goethe University and received a PhD from Darmstadt University of Technology
3. Works at the Julich Research Centre in Germany

1. Awarded by Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
2. First Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen in 1901
3. 2007 prize amount was $1.6 million¹