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The Nobel Prize: Paul Ehrlich Biographical
This is a brief biography from The Nobel Foundation overviewing Paul Ehrlich's (1854-1915 CE) contributions to the world of medicine. Read about studies in immunology, for which he was honored through the 1908 Nobel Prize in Medicine, an...
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The Nobel Prize: Paul Ehrlich Nobel Lecture: Partical Cell Functions
At this site from the Nobel e-Museum you can download and read Paul Ehrlich' Nobel Lecture, "Partial cell functions," originally given December 11, 1908. The lecture is available in PDF format.
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The Nobel Prize: Frederick G. Banting Biographical
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Frederick Grant Banting's work in the medical field, specifically his discovery of insulin, a discovery which earned him the 1923 Nobel Prize, a prize he shared with John James...
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The Nobel Prize: Max Planck Biographical
A biography of Max Planck, covering his research interests and contributions to science, as well as more personal information about his family and life.
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Science: Profile: Sid Altman
Sid Altman is a Nobel Prize winning chemist. He won the award in 1989 for his discovery of catalytic RNA. Read some interesting facts about his life and accomplishments.
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The Nobel Prize: Pavlov's Dog
You have to use the principles behind Pavlov's conditioning experiments in order to play this game and get the dog to drool when he hears a sound. You can also get more information about Ivan Pavlov and his research.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1919: Woodrow Wilson Facts
This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to read about Woodrow Wilson's (1856-1924) peacemaking actions for which he was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919. This website provides both primary and secondary texts and includes...
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The Nobel Prize: Carl E. Wieman Biographical
This site from the Nobel e-Museum contains an informative autobiography of Carl E. Wieman, with a particular emphasis on his scientific achievements.
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The Nobel Prize: Chirality Chemistry 2001
In 2001 the Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded for work with Chiral molecules. These molecules can be used to control the speed of chemical reactions. This brief game teaches the basic principles of chirality.
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The Nobel Prize: Structure of Matter
This site provides an illustrated and animated story that seeks to answer several questions. What are atoms made of? What is keeping a nucleus intact? What happens if you try to separate two quarks? Are quarks fundamental?
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The Nobel Prize: Observing the World of Particles
After some brief background information on detectors, this site breaks into information on the cloud chamber, the nuclear emulsion, the bubble chamber, and the multiwire chamber.
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The Nobel Prize: The Cell and Its Organelles
Comic book summary of the work of three Nobel laureates credited with devising the means for close inspection of cell organelles. With an accompanying game that tests players' knowledge of the functions of organelles.
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The Nobel Prize: Lord of the Flies
This game, part of the Educational section of the Nobel Prize website, is a good way to test recall of characters, symbolism and other aspects of William Golding's "Lord of the Flies." A fun way to check your understanding of some of the...
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Center for Faulkner Studies
This is the website for the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University. While some of the information here merely describes the Center's collection, it also provides articles from the "Teaching Faulkner"...
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The Nobel Prize: Lester Bowles Pearson Biographical
In addition to having a biography of Pearson, there is a focus on the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize he was awarded. There are links on the page to his acceptance speech and other resources.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005
This resource features the 2005 Nobel Prize winners in Physics. A short biography can be accessed on each recipient through their personal sites.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1964
This website from The Nobel Foundation on 1964 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968 ), is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Swedish Nobel...
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Michigan State University: Environmental Health & Safety: Jean Frederic and Irene Joliot Curie
This is the story of the careers of Jean Frederic Joliot and Irene Curie.
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Michigan Technological University: Sir Joseph John Thomson
A biography of J.J. Thomson's life and accomplishments.
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The Nobel Prize: Wole Soyinka Biographical
Nobel E-Museum offers this biography of African author Wole Soyinka, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986 Award Ceremony Speech
Text from a speech introducing Wole Soyinka before he accepted the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature. Contains biographical information and discussion of his literary works.
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The Nobel Prize: Sir Robert Robinson Biographical
In 1947 Sir Robert was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work investigations on plant products, especially the alkaloids. The Nobel Foundation's site provides a biography on Robinson which discusses his accomplishments. Also...
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The Nobel Prize: Marie Curie Biographical
This site from the Nobel eMuseum from the Nobel Foundation provides information for you to read about the life and scientific discoveries of Marie Curie (1867-1934 CE), whose work with radioactivity earned her two Nobel Prizes.
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The Nobel Prize: Nitroglycerine and Dynamite
This Nobel E-Museum site gives some chemistry and history of the development of dynamite. Discussed are the chemistry concepts involved in making it.