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The Nobel Prize: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen Biographical
This biographical note on Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen describes his boyhood, upbringing, education, scientific work and accomplishments. Focuses on his studies of Xrays.
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The Nobel Prize: Henry Kissinger Biographical
A site detailing Kissinger's accomplishments and involvement in the U.S. Government.
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The Nobel Prize: Maria Goeppert Mayer Biographical
This short biography concentrates on the life of Nobel winner Maria Goeppert-Mayer from her birth in Germany through her work as professor of physics in the U.S. in the 1960s.
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Nobel Prize Internet Archive: Winners 1901 1999
A list of the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize from 1901-1999. Click on the names of the winners for more information.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1969
This site from The Nobel Foundation features a comprehensive presentation of Beckett, including curriculum vitae, photo, prize presentation, Nobel diploma, and links.
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The Nobel Prize: Murray Gell Mann Biographical
This Nobel E-Museum contains a brief biography of nobel laureate Murray Gell-Mann, summarizing the various research positions he held through his career.
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The Nobel Prize: Camilo Jose Cela Biographical
This Nobel site contains a short biographical sketch of the nonfiction prize winner, along with a list of works.
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The Nobel Prize: Otto Stern Nobel Lecture: The Method of Molecular Rays
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can download and read Otto Stern's Nobel Lecture entitled "The method of molecular rays," which is available in pdf format.
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The Nobel Prize: Gustav Stresemann Nobel Lecture: The New Germany
This site from the Nobel Foundation provides the opportunity to read Gustav Stresemann's Nobel Lecture, entitled "The New Germany." The speech, originally given June 29, 1927, is annotated with footnotes.
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The Nobel Prize: Luis Alvarez Biographical
A biography of Luis Alvarez, a California native, who was awarded the 1968 Pulitzer Prize in Physics for his work with subatomic particles.
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The Nobel Prize: Richard Feynman Biographical
This site from The Nobel Foundation is a short biography of Dr. Richard Feynman (1918-1988 CE).
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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: 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: Iron, Steel, and Invar
Read about the history of iron use and the many applications of steel in modern life. Learn about how iron is extracted from ore, how steel is made, and the invention of invar, an iron-nickel alloy, by physicist Charles Edouard Guillaume.
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Read Works: Ig Nobel Winners
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Ig Nobel Prizes and some people who have won them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Academy of Achievement: Linus C. Pauling, ph.d.
A biography of Linus Pauling, winner of Nobel Prizes for Chemistry (1954) and Peace (1962). He spoke out against the use of nuclear weapons when it was an unpopular cause, and spent his life informing the public about a range of health...
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Women of Valor: Gertrude Elion
Profiles the fascinating career and life of Nobel Prize winning chemist, Gertrude Elion (1918-1999). Because of her efforts in developing drugs and cancer treatments, countless lives have been saved.
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University of Toronto: John Polanyi
This is John Polanyi's official web page at the University of Toronto where he is a chemistry professor, and a Nobel Prize winner. It contains extensive biographical information.
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Academy of Achievement: John C. Mather, ph.d.
A biography of John C. Mather, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in astrophysics. He persuaded NASA to build and launch the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE), which was able to send back information that...
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Academy of Achievement: Mario J. Molina, ph.d.
Read about the life of Mario J. Molina, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering the danger that chlorofluorocarbons presented to the Earth's ozone layer long before anyone else recognized it. Includes a profile, videos,...
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Academy of Achievement: John Hume and David Trimble Biographies
Biographies of John Hume and David Trimble, winners of the Nobel prize for Peace for their work bringing peace to Northern Ireland after decades of conflict and violence. Includes profiles, video interviews, and a photo gallery.
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Author's Calendar: Vicente Aleixandre
This essay describes the influences and work of Nobel Prize winner, Vicente Aleixandre.
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Author's Calendar: Wole Soyinka
A complete biography of Nigerian writer, Wole Soyinka, with a list of his works. He was the first black, African Nobel prize winner and has written a variety of literature from plays to poems.
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