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Tag: Nobel Prizes
Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers
The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines that were administered to billions around the world.
Lise Meitner, the ‘Atomic Pioneer’ Who Never Won a Nobel Prize
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.
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.