Newly released papers show that Robert Edwards, who won a Nobel Prize, tried in vain to have Jean Purdy recognized as an equal partner in the breakthrough.
Tag: Nobel Prizes
Zhores Alferov, 88, Dies; Nobel Winner Paved Way for Laser Technology
A Russian who shared the 2000 physics prize with Americans after they had engaged in a Cold War “laser race.” The work led to DVDs and cellphones.
Shinzo Abe Won’t Say if He Nominated Trump for a Nobel Prize
Such an nomination would be in keeping with the Japanese leader’s careful courting of the United States president. Critics said it would be “shameful for Japan.”
Can Big Science Be Too Big?
A new study finds that small teams of researchers do more innovative work than large teams do.
Former President of Costa Rica Is Accused of Sexual Assault
An antinuclear activist filed a criminal complaint saying Mr. Arias assaulted her 4 years ago.
Women in Rare Company Accept Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry
“It is truly an amazing feeling when you know that you have built something that no one else ever has and it actually works,” said Donna Strickland, only the third woman to win the physics prize.
Nobel Peace Prize Winners Demand Global Action on Mass Rape: ‘Enough Is Enough!’
At an awards ceremony, Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege bluntly condemned global inaction over the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.