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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953

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The Nobel Foundation offers information about Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965 CE) who earned the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1960

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At this site read about Willard Frank Libby (1908-1980 CE), the scientist and mathematician who discovered the carbon dating methods used by archaologists and geologists. This website includes the Nobel Prize "Presentation Speech," as...
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The Nobel Prize: Press Release: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 with one-half to David J. Thouless of University of Washington and the other half to both F. Duncan M. Haldane of Princeton University and J....
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The Nobel Prize: Press Release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 to Jean-Pierre Sauvage of the University of Strasbourg, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart of Northwestern University, and Bernard L. Feringa University of...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1996

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This website from the Nobel e-Museum provides infromation on Nobel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska. The site is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," Selected Poems," and "Nobel Diploma."
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The Nobel Prize: Kurt Wuthrich Biographical

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Autobiographical information on Kurt Wuthrich, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
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The Nobel Prize: Michael Smith Biographical

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Dr. Michael Smith (1932-2000) won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1993 for his work in mutagenesis, which involved altering DNA sequences. This is his autobiography.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1999: Gunter Grass

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Explore the life and writing of Gunter Grass -- the recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature -- through this multimedia website, which provides video clips, primary texts, images, and resources.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1922 Award Ceremony Speech

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Here is the 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature Presentation Speech, through which Per Hallstrom discusses and praises the elements and strengths of Benavente's dramas.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1929

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This site from The Nobel Foundation tells the scientific work which earned Louis de Broglie the Nobel Prize in Physics. Here, you can read the Presentation Speech in which Professor C.W. Oseen praises Louis de Broglie's work and de...
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The Nobel Prize: Guglielmo Marconi Biographical

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At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about the life and scientific work of Guglielmo Marconi. This man was recognized for his work in "the development of wireless telegraphy". He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986: Wole Soyinka

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Read about the 1986 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Wole Soyinka. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," and "Other Resources."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1936: Eugene O'neill

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Read about the winner of the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature, Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, who was honored "for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy." This website is...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1991: Nadine Gordimer

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An excellent site for Nobel prize winners. Gordimer's page contains a biography, list of works, a press release, a copy of her Nobel lecture and a copy of a short story entitled "Loot."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1964

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This site from The Nobel Foundation features a presentation of Sartre, the only recipient in the history who declined the Nobel Prize. Features biography and press release.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1961 Presentation Speech

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The speech given by Prof I. Waller at the presentation of the Nobel Prize to Robert Hofstadter. Details the work both of Hofstadter and of Rudolf Mossbauer, who shared the prize. Elegantly said, with plenty of scientific detail.
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The Nobel Prize: J. J. Thomson Biographical

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Read this detailed Nobel E-Museum biography which includes information on the scientific world of Joseph John Thomson, which gained world-wide recognition and earned Thomson the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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The Nobel Prize: Emile Adolf Behring Biographical

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The Nobel E-Museum offers several lengthy paragraphs on Emil von Behring. Includes links to sections on his Nobel Prize presentation speech and on commemorative stamps in his honor.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1918: Max Planck

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Use this site to learn about the scientific work of physicist, Max Planck (1858-1947 CE), whose studies in radiation and light earned him the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics. Read his Nobel Lecture, "The genesis and present state of...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1950

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This website from the Nobel e-Museum provides information on the 1950 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Earl (Bertrand Arthur William) Russell (1872-1970 CE), an author who was honored for his "varied and significant writings...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1934

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At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about the 1934 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936 CE), who was honored "For his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and scenic art."
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The Nobel Prize: Cesar Milstein Biographical

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Learn about the Argentinian 1984 Nobel Prize winner in physiology or medicine Cesar Milstein in this autobiography provided by the Nobel foundation.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1973: Patrick White

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Read about the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Patrick White. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Autobiography," "Swedish Nobel Stamps," "Article," and "Other...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1948: Thomas Stearns Eliot

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This Nobel Prize site provides hyperlinks (on the far right) to the press release announcing the award to T.S. Eliot (1888-1965 CE), a short biography of his life, the introduction of Eliot to the Academy, and Eliot's acceptance speech....

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