Articles related to "Nobel"
Female Nobel Prize Winners in Literature
Doris Lessing, the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, joins a group of only ten other women who have been named Nobel Laureates in Literature.
list of women nobel prize winners in literature • selma lagerlof 1909 nobel winner • grazia deledda 1926 nobel winner • sigrid undset 1928 nobel winner • pearl buck 1938 nobel winner
Doris Lessing, the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, joins a group of only ten other women who have been named Nobel Laureates in Literature.
list of women nobel prize winners in literature • selma lagerlof 1909 nobel winner • grazia deledda 1926 nobel winner • sigrid undset 1928 nobel winner • pearl buck 1938 nobel winner
Nobel Peace Prize Race Heats Up
Nominees are waiting for 12 October 2007 when this years Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced. Oprah Winfrey, Al Gore and Sheila Watt-Cloutier are in the running.
nobel prize • nobel peace prize • alfred nobel • oprah winfrey • al gore
Nominees are waiting for 12 October 2007 when this years Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced. Oprah Winfrey, Al Gore and Sheila Watt-Cloutier are in the running.
nobel prize • nobel peace prize • alfred nobel • oprah winfrey • al gore
The Nobel Prize in Literature
Authors such as Orhan Pamuk, Doris Lessing, Gunter Grass, Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Pearl Buck, William Butler Yeats, and Boris Pasternak are recognized.
the nobel prize in literature • nobel laureates • alfred nobel • literary award controversy and history • writer prize money
Authors such as Orhan Pamuk, Doris Lessing, Gunter Grass, Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Pearl Buck, William Butler Yeats, and Boris Pasternak are recognized.
the nobel prize in literature • nobel laureates • alfred nobel • literary award controversy and history • writer prize money
Author Snapshot Bio: Hemingway, E
Ernest Hemingway's Author Snapshot Biography.
ernest hemingway • hemingway • e m hemingway • the sun also rises • for whom the bell tolls
Ernest Hemingway's Author Snapshot Biography.
ernest hemingway • hemingway • e m hemingway • the sun also rises • for whom the bell tolls
American Muslim Awarded Nobel Prize
An Egyptian-American was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
nobel prize • chemistry • ahmed h. zewail • muslim • islam
An Egyptian-American was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
nobel prize • chemistry • ahmed h. zewail • muslim • islam
Canadian Nobel Winners
Canada has contributed enough to get some nobels prizes. Here is a little view at these either Canadian Born or Canadian Citizens who have won the Nobel Prizes.
pearson • polanyi • physics • chemistry • peace
Canada has contributed enough to get some nobels prizes. Here is a little view at these either Canadian Born or Canadian Citizens who have won the Nobel Prizes.
pearson • polanyi • physics • chemistry • peace
George Porter - Nobel Laureate and Champion of Science
Lord George Porter shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967 for his work in developing a way to see the various stages of chemical reactions. During his life, he encouraged students to study science and encouraged increased government funding for science.
george porter • nobel • chemist • photolysis • norrish
Lord George Porter shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967 for his work in developing a way to see the various stages of chemical reactions. During his life, he encouraged students to study science and encouraged increased government funding for science.
george porter • nobel • chemist • photolysis • norrish
Nobel For Naipaul
A controversy is raging across the literary scene after V.S. Naipaul wins the Nobel for 2001.
A controversy is raging across the literary scene after V.S. Naipaul wins the Nobel for 2001.
RALPH BUNCHE: 1st African American Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Profile of Ralph Bunche,outstanding United Nations Official, the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize,and the first African American to receive a doctorate in political science.
african american history • united nations officials • nobel peace prize
Profile of Ralph Bunche,outstanding United Nations Official, the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize,and the first African American to receive a doctorate in political science.
african american history • united nations officials • nobel peace prize
2008 Nobel Peace Prize
This year there are 197 nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize 2008. Interesting nominations are Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Father John Dear.
2008 nobel peace prize nominees • committee • 2007 peace prize • peacemaker • former us vice-president al gore
This year there are 197 nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize 2008. Interesting nominations are Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Father John Dear.
2008 nobel peace prize nominees • committee • 2007 peace prize • peacemaker • former us vice-president al gore
Nobel Laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn stands among the great names in Russian literature - Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Sholokhov and Gorky. His works brought 20th Century Russia to the world.
aleksandr solzhenitsyn • the gulag archipelago • one day in the life of ivan denisovich • russian literature • nobel prive in literature
Solzhenitsyn stands among the great names in Russian literature - Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Sholokhov and Gorky. His works brought 20th Century Russia to the world.
aleksandr solzhenitsyn • the gulag archipelago • one day in the life of ivan denisovich • russian literature • nobel prive in literature
Al Gore: environmental president?
Al Gore has enlightened millions with his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth." Another presidential run could be his chance to affect change on a legislative level.
al gore • environment • global warming • 2008 presidential race • nobel prize
Al Gore has enlightened millions with his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth." Another presidential run could be his chance to affect change on a legislative level.
al gore • environment • global warming • 2008 presidential race • nobel prize
Blindness, by José Saramago
Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago asks a simple question: What would happen if everyone went blind? This is the subject of Saramago's novel Blindness.
jose saramago • blindness • portuguese literature • european literature • nobel prize in literature
Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago asks a simple question: What would happen if everyone went blind? This is the subject of Saramago's novel Blindness.
jose saramago • blindness • portuguese literature • european literature • nobel prize in literature
Carl E Wieman - The Fifth State of Matter
Carl E Wieman shares the 2001 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of the Bose-Einstein condensate, the fifth state of matter.
bose-einstein condensate • quantum mechanics • atomic physics • nobel • physicist
Carl E Wieman shares the 2001 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of the Bose-Einstein condensate, the fifth state of matter.
bose-einstein condensate • quantum mechanics • atomic physics • nobel • physicist
David M. Lee - Superfluid Helium-3
David M. Lee shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996 for his discovery of the superfluid properties of helium-3.
david m lee • cornell • helium-3 • superfluidity • nobel
David M. Lee shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996 for his discovery of the superfluid properties of helium-3.
david m lee • cornell • helium-3 • superfluidity • nobel
Lester Bowles Pearson, most significant Prime Minister
Lester B Pearson was chosen Most significant Prime Minister by the readers of Life in Canada
pearon • canada • prime minister • politics • nato
Lester B Pearson was chosen Most significant Prime Minister by the readers of Life in Canada
pearon • canada • prime minister • politics • nato
Linus Pauling: Remembering Oregon's Native Son
When you hear the name, “Linus Pauling,” what do you think? Read about this Oregonian and his accomplishments as one of the most important scientists of the 20th Century.
linus pauling • oregon • science • microbiology • biotechnology
When you hear the name, “Linus Pauling,” what do you think? Read about this Oregonian and his accomplishments as one of the most important scientists of the 20th Century.
linus pauling • oregon • science • microbiology • biotechnology
Mother Teresa - A True Mother: Part 2 of 2
Second part of a two-part article looking at the life and work of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
mother teresa • calcutta • christianity • humanity • nobel peace prize
Second part of a two-part article looking at the life and work of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
mother teresa • calcutta • christianity • humanity • nobel peace prize
Paul D. Boyer - ATP and Cellular Energy
Paul D. Boyer shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997 for his work on defining the function of ATP in cellular functions.
paul boyer • nobel • chemistry • biochemistry • atp
Paul D. Boyer shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997 for his work on defining the function of ATP in cellular functions.
paul boyer • nobel • chemistry • biochemistry • atp
Robert Burns Woodward - The Harvard Chemist
Robert Burns Woodward was a noted chemist and educator. He had a lifelong professional association with Harvard University. He received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1965.
woodward • nobel • chemist • systhesis of organic compounds • harvard
Robert Burns Woodward was a noted chemist and educator. He had a lifelong professional association with Harvard University. He received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1965.
woodward • nobel • chemist • systhesis of organic compounds • harvard
Serendipity
Serendipity! A fortunate occurrence. Learn how serendipity has played a part in some major scientific discoveries.
serendipity • web sites • science • anthrax • nasa
Serendipity! A fortunate occurrence. Learn how serendipity has played a part in some major scientific discoveries.
serendipity • web sites • science • anthrax • nasa
Sir Alexander Fleming - The Gift of Pencillin
Sir Alexander Fleming was one of many scientists whose work gave the world pencillin. In a serendipitous turn of events, the changing temperatures and a errant spore that landed in a culture dish produced a blue mold that filled the rest of the dish and created what Fleming described as a halo around the staphylococcus bacteria. Fleming corrected theorized that the substance had slowed the growth of the bacteria.
alexander fleming • bacteriologist • nobel prize • penicillin • florey
Sir Alexander Fleming was one of many scientists whose work gave the world pencillin. In a serendipitous turn of events, the changing temperatures and a errant spore that landed in a culture dish produced a blue mold that filled the rest of the dish and created what Fleming described as a halo around the staphylococcus bacteria. Fleming corrected theorized that the substance had slowed the growth of the bacteria.
alexander fleming • bacteriologist • nobel prize • penicillin • florey
Sir Peter Mansfield - MRI Innovator
Sir Peter Mansfield is a world-renowned physicist whose pioneerin work in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gained him a shared 2003 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
sir peter mansfield • magnetic resonance imaging • mri • nobel • university of nottingham
Sir Peter Mansfield is a world-renowned physicist whose pioneerin work in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gained him a shared 2003 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
sir peter mansfield • magnetic resonance imaging • mri • nobel • university of nottingham
T.S. Eliot: America's Poet
A brief biography of T.S. Eliot.
t.s. eliot • "the waste land" • nobel prize
A brief biography of T.S. Eliot.
t.s. eliot • "the waste land" • nobel prize
TEDDY ROOSEVELT: MORE FUN THAN A GOAT, PART II
A continuation of the last article, this covers his years in the White House.
theorodre roosevelt • teddy • tr • president • teddy bear
A continuation of the last article, this covers his years in the White House.
theorodre roosevelt • teddy • tr • president • teddy bear
The Giants of Oak Park
This pleasant Chicago suburb was once the home of two outstanding historical figures who you probably never knew were neighbors.
frank lloyd wright • oak park • chicago • architecture • ernest hemingway
This pleasant Chicago suburb was once the home of two outstanding historical figures who you probably never knew were neighbors.
frank lloyd wright • oak park • chicago • architecture • ernest hemingway
The Good Earth
Pearl Buck's "The Good Earth" illuminates Chinese culture as well as bringing a great message to all people.
buck • pearl • good earth • literature • classic
Pearl Buck's "The Good Earth" illuminates Chinese culture as well as bringing a great message to all people.
buck • pearl • good earth • literature • classic
The National Steinbeck Center
For all the Steinbeck lovers, a marvelous collection of all things Steinbeck.
john steinbeck • salinas valley • national steinbeck center • nobel prize for literature
For all the Steinbeck lovers, a marvelous collection of all things Steinbeck.
john steinbeck • salinas valley • national steinbeck center • nobel prize for literature
The Photoelectric Effect
In addition to his work on relativity in 1905, Einstein published an explanation for the photoelectric effect that earned him the 1921 Nobel Prize.
photoelectric • photon light • quantum mechnics • quantum physics • photoelectric effect
In addition to his work on relativity in 1905, Einstein published an explanation for the photoelectric effect that earned him the 1921 Nobel Prize.
photoelectric • photon light • quantum mechnics • quantum physics • photoelectric effect
Toni Morrison: Brilliant Author
Toni Morrison is a brilliant and talented author of novels, such as Sula and Beloved. She has won not only a Pulitzer for her work, but also a Nobel Prize.
toni morrison • author • nobel • pulitzer • fiction
Toni Morrison is a brilliant and talented author of novels, such as Sula and Beloved. She has won not only a Pulitzer for her work, but also a Nobel Prize.
toni morrison • author • nobel • pulitzer • fiction
V.S. NAIPAUL: The Enigmatic Outsider
The Nobel prize for Literature has been awarded to Sir V. S. Naipaul. Always the consummate outsider, V.S. Naipaul has proven that he has perfected his craft to the extent that when he points his pen the borders between fiction and non-fiction are elegantly erased.
nobel • prize • literature • v.s. naipaul • carribean literature
The Nobel prize for Literature has been awarded to Sir V. S. Naipaul. Always the consummate outsider, V.S. Naipaul has proven that he has perfected his craft to the extent that when he points his pen the borders between fiction and non-fiction are elegantly erased.
nobel • prize • literature • v.s. naipaul • carribean literature
A History of the Fields Medal
When by his last will Alfred Nobel instituted the Nobel Prize in 1895 to recognize great human endeavors, he neglected to make allowance for achievements in mathematics.
fields medal • nobel prize in mathematics • alfred nobel • john charles fields • famous mathematicians
When by his last will Alfred Nobel instituted the Nobel Prize in 1895 to recognize great human endeavors, he neglected to make allowance for achievements in mathematics.
fields medal • nobel prize in mathematics • alfred nobel • john charles fields • famous mathematicians
December in Oslo
Your guide to Oslo events in December, from Norwegian Christmas markets, Nordic Christmas music and theater, to the Nobel Peace Center.
christmas festivities • bærums verk • norsk folkemuseum christmas market • norsk folkemuseum christmas fair • bogstad gård
Your guide to Oslo events in December, from Norwegian Christmas markets, Nordic Christmas music and theater, to the Nobel Peace Center.
christmas festivities • bærums verk • norsk folkemuseum christmas market • norsk folkemuseum christmas fair • bogstad gård
Doris May Lessing
Doris May Lessing, winner of almost every literary prize, has now completed the set with the award of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature.
doris lessing • nobel prize • doris may lessing • children of violence • nobel prizes
Doris May Lessing, winner of almost every literary prize, has now completed the set with the award of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature.
doris lessing • nobel prize • doris may lessing • children of violence • nobel prizes
Dr. Frederick Banting and Insulin
Dr. Frederick Banting earned Nobel Prize in 1923 and was knighted in 1937 for Insulin discovery. Sir Banting was also an artist, painting with members of Group of Seven
dr frederick grant banting • sir frederick banting • banting discovery of insulin • canadians discover insulin • dr banting nobel prize winner
Dr. Frederick Banting earned Nobel Prize in 1923 and was knighted in 1937 for Insulin discovery. Sir Banting was also an artist, painting with members of Group of Seven
dr frederick grant banting • sir frederick banting • banting discovery of insulin • canadians discover insulin • dr banting nobel prize winner
Linus Pauling - Molecular Biologist and Orthomolecular Scientist
Linus Pauling was the first person to receive two unshared Nobel Prizes, one in Chemistry for his molecular bonding research, and the Peace Prize for his work protesting atmospheric testing of nuclear bombs.
pauling • nobel • activist • anti-nuclear • molecular bonding
Linus Pauling was the first person to receive two unshared Nobel Prizes, one in Chemistry for his molecular bonding research, and the Peace Prize for his work protesting atmospheric testing of nuclear bombs.
pauling • nobel • activist • anti-nuclear • molecular bonding
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr., devoted his life to the Civil Rights Movement. He was named one of the great people of the 20th Century by Time Magazine. His legacy will live on forever.
martin luther king • king • reverend king • biographies • suite101
Martin Luther King Jr., devoted his life to the Civil Rights Movement. He was named one of the great people of the 20th Century by Time Magazine. His legacy will live on forever.
martin luther king • king • reverend king • biographies • suite101
Museums in Stockholm
Stockholm's museums cover a broad range of subjects, from art, history, Swedish culture, maritime history, and children's interest, to name but a few.
skansen • kungliga slottet • skokloster castle • sweden museums • stockholm museums
Stockholm's museums cover a broad range of subjects, from art, history, Swedish culture, maritime history, and children's interest, to name but a few.
skansen • kungliga slottet • skokloster castle • sweden museums • stockholm museums
A World Without Poverty
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus founded the Grameen Bank, a not-for-profit bank lending to the very poor.
muhammad yunus • nobel peace prize • grameen bank • swocial capitalism • lending
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus founded the Grameen Bank, a not-for-profit bank lending to the very poor.
muhammad yunus • nobel peace prize • grameen bank • swocial capitalism • lending
Alan MacDiarmid - Conducting Polymers
Alan MacDiarmid shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000 for his work with conducting polymers, or synthetic metals.
alan macdiarmid • conducting polymer • synthetic metals • nobel • chemistry
Alan MacDiarmid shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000 for his work with conducting polymers, or synthetic metals.
alan macdiarmid • conducting polymer • synthetic metals • nobel • chemistry
Aracataca
Aracataca, Colombia -- the boyhood home of Nobel Prize winning Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia-Marquez.
gabriel garcia marquez home • south american boyhood town • aracataca columbia • nobel prize writer • santamarta
Aracataca, Colombia -- the boyhood home of Nobel Prize winning Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia-Marquez.
gabriel garcia marquez home • south american boyhood town • aracataca columbia • nobel prize writer • santamarta
Asia's Brightest Moments
Celebrate some of the finest accomplishments of individuals and nations.
china • japan • india • pakistan • nepal
Celebrate some of the finest accomplishments of individuals and nations.
china • japan • india • pakistan • nepal
Author Snapshot: Faulkner, W.
A brief snapshot biography of the life and works of Southern American Author William Faulkner.
a fable by william faulkner • a rose for emily by william faulkner • a rose for emily by william faulkner summary • about william faulkner • absalom absalom by william faulkner
A brief snapshot biography of the life and works of Southern American Author William Faulkner.
a fable by william faulkner • a rose for emily by william faulkner • a rose for emily by william faulkner summary • about william faulkner • absalom absalom by william faulkner
Beloved: Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Beloved" is named best American fiction of the past 25 years by the "New York Times"
beloved • toni morrison • best novel • best fiction • new york times
Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Beloved" is named best American fiction of the past 25 years by the "New York Times"
beloved • toni morrison • best novel • best fiction • new york times
Can Classics Go Too Far?
Can academia hurt our enjoyment of good literature as a good read? Read my story, then let me know what you think.
toni morrison • beloved • oprah • literature • academia
Can academia hurt our enjoyment of good literature as a good read? Read my story, then let me know what you think.
toni morrison • beloved • oprah • literature • academia
Douglas D. Osheroff - Superfluid Helium-3
Douglas D. Osheroff was a graduate student working late in the low temperature laboratory at CalTech when he noted unexpected results on a graph. He alerted his advisors and they concluded they had found the conditions at which helium-3 changes to a superfluid. Osheroff would share a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work.
douglas osheroff • nobel prize in physics • solid state physics • low temperature physics • caltech
Douglas D. Osheroff was a graduate student working late in the low temperature laboratory at CalTech when he noted unexpected results on a graph. He alerted his advisors and they concluded they had found the conditions at which helium-3 changes to a superfluid. Osheroff would share a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work.
douglas osheroff • nobel prize in physics • solid state physics • low temperature physics • caltech
Frederick Reines - Co-Discoverer of the Neutrino
Frederick Reines casts a long shadow on elementary particle physics, as an early participant in the Manhattan Project, as co-discoverer of the neutrino, as founding Dean of the School of Physical Sciences at the University of California at Irvine, and as co-winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in physics.
frederick reines • elementary particle physics • manhattan project • neutrino • university of california at irvine
Frederick Reines casts a long shadow on elementary particle physics, as an early participant in the Manhattan Project, as co-discoverer of the neutrino, as founding Dean of the School of Physical Sciences at the University of California at Irvine, and as co-winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in physics.
frederick reines • elementary particle physics • manhattan project • neutrino • university of california at irvine
George Andrew Olah - Carbocations and Chemistry
George A Olah has dedicated his life to organic chemistry. Currently, Distinguished Professor and Loker Chair in Organic Chemistry at USC Los Angeles, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 for his work in carbocation chemistry.
george olah • carbocation • nobel • hydrocarbons • organic chemistry
George A Olah has dedicated his life to organic chemistry. Currently, Distinguished Professor and Loker Chair in Organic Chemistry at USC Los Angeles, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 for his work in carbocation chemistry.
george olah • carbocation • nobel • hydrocarbons • organic chemistry
Gustavus Adolphus College Guide
If you're looking for a classic liberal arts college in a rural setting with a friendly atmosphere, check out Gustavus Adolphus College in southwest Minnesota.
gustavus adolphus college • st peter minnesota • college student • liberal arts college • evangelical lutheran church in america
If you're looking for a classic liberal arts college in a rural setting with a friendly atmosphere, check out Gustavus Adolphus College in southwest Minnesota.
gustavus adolphus college • st peter minnesota • college student • liberal arts college • evangelical lutheran church in america