Trumpet · Welcome to the Nobel Prize Laureate Collection

ID-nummer

2006.004.001

Titel

Trumpet

Objektkategori

Spel & leksaker

Publik beskrivning

Edmund Phelps learnt to play the trumpet as a teenager, and it became his passion. Music gave him a creative outlet. A course in which he was asked to improvise using a C major scale helped Phelps realise that all of us can find inspiration where least expected. Phelps played in various groups and was happy to take the lead. Would he perhaps become the head of an organisation? Phelps came to the conclusion that he was not talented enough for a career in music and chose to study humanities. But he did attend one course in economics. This sparked his interest and was the first step in his research career in economics. Phelps continued to entertain friends and family with his musical talents, including singing.

Edmund Phelps donated the trumpet to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2006.

Pristagare

Edmund S. Phelps