Lise Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission, the process that enabled the atomic bomb. But her identity — Jewish and a woman — barred her from sharing credit for the discovery, newly translated letters show.
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What to Know About the 2023 Nobel Prizes
The Nobel Prizes will be announced beginning Monday.
Dublin Marathon Medals Commemorate Yeats, and Misquote Him
Those who complete this year’s race in October will receive a medal that reads, “There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t met yet.”
Russia, Belarus and Iran Are Invited to 2023 Nobel Prize Ceremony
The executive director of the Nobel Foundation said it was reversing course from a year ago in an effort lower tensions at a time of growing geopolitical divisions.
Untangling Rosalind Franklin’s Role in DNA Discovery, 70 Years On
Historians have long debated the role that Dr. Franklin played in identifying the double helix. A new opinion essay argues that she was an “equal contributor.”
Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel Laureate and Critic of Postwar Japan, Dies at 88
With his powerful novels and essays, Mr. Oe tried to ensure that Japan learned the lessons of its 20th-century militarism.
Kenzaburo Oe, Nobel Laureate and Critic of Postwar Japan, Dies at 88
With his powerful novels and essays, Mr. Oe tried to ensure that Japan learned the lessons of its 20th-century militarism.
Nobel Prize Is No Defense Against Jail for Ales Bialiatski in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been sentenced by Belarus to 10 years in prison, on charges that rights advocates have dismissed as politically motivated.
Move Over, Pablo Neruda. Young Chileans Have a New Favorite Poet.
Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American to win a Nobel Prize for literature, was long considered staid. A new generation is reclaiming her as an anti-establishment icon.
Rights Advocates Honored at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
The three recipients of this year’s Peace Prize emphasized the urgency of fighting today’s authoritarian states to secure human rights and democracy.