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The Nobel Prize: T. S. Eliot Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of T. S. Eliot, Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965), winner of The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
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The Nobel Prize: Jose De Echegaray Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel Foundation provides a biographical sketch of Echegaray and a photograph. Includes links to other related Nobel Prize winners and sites.
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The Nobel Prize: Murray Gell Mann Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Maria Goeppert Mayer Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
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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The Nobel Prize: Richard Feynman Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Nobel Foundation is a short biography of Dr. Richard Feynman (1918-1988 CE).
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The Nobel Prize: Camilo Jose Cela Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
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: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1936 Award Ceremony Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Nobel E Museum you can read Per Hallstrom's presentation speech before the Swedish Academy prior to Eugene O'Neill's acceptance of the Nobel Prize.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Marie Curie's (1867-1934) life and work, and why she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
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The Nobel Prize: Albert Einstein Nobel Lecture on Theory of Relativity

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site download and read a lecture entitled "Fundamental Ideas and Problems of the Theory of Relativity," given by Albert Einstein during the Nobel Prize ceremonies when he was the laureate in physics. Available in PDF format.
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The Nobel Prize: Otto Stern Nobel Lecture: The Method of Molecular Rays

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1983

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1983 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, Barbara McClintock (1902-1992 CE), who was rewarded "For her discovery of mobile genetic elements." This website includes both primary and secondary resources, including a...
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The Nobel Prize: John Steinbeck Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
A narrative of the life of John Steinbeck (1902-1968), a California native and famous author of many classic novels such as "Of Mice and Men," and "The Grapes of Wrath."
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The Nobel Prize: Structure of Matter: Fractional Charges and Unseen Quarks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the problems faced when scientist were trying to define quarks on this reference page.
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The Nobel Prize: Structure of Matter: Can Quarks Be Seen?

For Students 11th - 12th
Learn about an experiment that allowed quarks to be seen within the nucleus! This reference page will help you understand how you can see a quark.
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The Nobel Prize: Vacuum Tubes

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Foundation provides a brief story about the first vacuum tubes used in early electronic devices such as radios and phonographs and even the first computers.
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The Nobel Prize: Luis Alvarez Biographical

For Students 3rd - 8th
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: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1969

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Nobel Foundation features a comprehensive presentation of Beckett, including curriculum vitae, photo, prize presentation, Nobel diploma, and links.