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The Nobel Prize: Werner Karl Heisenberg Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information on the life and scientific contributions of Werner Heisenburg, a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his "creation of quantum mechanics." Read the Prize Presentation Speech in which Professor H....
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The Nobel Prize: Naguib Mahfouz Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel E-Museum offers a biography of Naguib Mahfouz, renowned Egyptian novelist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1988.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1938

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to read about the 1938 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Pearl Buck (1892-1973 CE), who was recognized for "Her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986 Award Ceremony Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
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: James Watson Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about James Dewey Watson, the co-recipient of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work with Franice Crick on decoding the structure of DNA. This article includes information on both Watson's personal life and public career.
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The Nobel Prize: Jose Echegaray Award Ceremony Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the text for the presentation of the 1904 Nobel Prize for Literature. Scroll down to "II" for biographical information on Echegaray and his work.
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Nobel Prize Winners in Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of the Physics Nobel Prize Winners from 1901-2007.
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The Nobel Prize: Paul Ehrlich Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Sir Robert Robinson Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Francis Crick Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the co-recipient of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine. This biography includes a picture of Crick as well as information on his personal life. Most focus, however, is on his scientific contributions and discoveries "concerning...
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The Nobel Prize: James Chadwick Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This sites provides a definitive biography of Chadwick presented by the Nobel (Prize) e-Museum.
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The Nobel Prize: Otto Stern Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief biography on the life and scientific work of Otto Stern, a physicist honored with the Nobel Prize in physics for his "development of the molecular ray method and his discovery of the magnetic moment of the proton."
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The Nobel Prize: Jean Paul Sartre Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site of the Nobel Prize. Their excellent biography of Sartre with looks into his works and philosophy.
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The Nobel Prize: Rabindranath Tagore Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), the Bengali poet who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913.
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The Nobel Prize: Sheldon Glashow Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Autobiography of Sheldon Glashow, one of three men to win the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physics.
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The Nobel Prize: James D. Watson Nobel Lecture [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read James Dewey Watson's Nobel Lecture "The involvement of RNA in the synthesis of proteins." This lecture, originally given December 11, 1962, is provided in PDF format.
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The Nobel Prize: The Development and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how the atomic bomb was first developed, starting the nuclear arms race. As nuclear weapons proliferated, so did apprehension. A Non-Proliferation Treaty was released in 1968, and governments began to sign on to it. Green...
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The Nobel Prize: The Transistor

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel Foundation provides detailed information on how the transistor works. The site provides illustrations and animations to help clarify the concepts presented.
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The Nobel Prize: Ernest Lawrence Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the physicist and Nobel Laureate Ernest Lawrence.
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Universita Di Torino: Nobel Prize for Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an illustrated list of the Nobel Prize winners in chemistry, with a brief description of the innovations for which the prizes were awarded.
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American Rhetoric: William Faulkner: Nobel Prize in Literature Acceptance Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of William Faulkner's acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature delivered on December 10, 1950, in Stockholm Sweden.
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The Nobel Prize: Robert Koch and Tuberculosis

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1905 scientist Robert Koch gave a famous lecture on his discovery of the tuberculosis bacterium. He demonstrated and explained his work, bringing his entire laboratory equipment and tissue samples for the audience to examine, and left...
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The Nobel Prize: Chirality Chemistry 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Lord of the Flies

For Students 9th - 10th
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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