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Nobel Physics 2019 honors discoveries about cosmology and exoplanets
The Swedish Academy of Sciences on October 8 announced the 2019 Physics Prize for scientists James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz.
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Research on lithium-ion batteries won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Three scientists from the US, UK and Japan shared this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the development of lithium-ion batteries.
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Two European writers won the Nobel Prize for Literature 2018 and 2019
The 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded to Polish author, Olga Tokarczuk. The 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to Austrian author Peter Handke.
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Candidates for the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Genetic studies are expected to win this year. Immunology, cancer, and infectious diseases have fewer opportunities.
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The Nobel Prize for Medicine is a landmark
After five years of hard work, Ronald Ross discovered the parasitic nature of mosquitoes that transmit malaria, and was awarded the 1902 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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Ig Nobel 2019 awarded for research teaching surgeons like teaching animals
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The world's oldest Nobel laureate develops ultra-cheap and clean energy technology
This year, he is 96 years old, but his scientific journey has not reached its destination: he has spent most of his time in the basement, experimenting with new inventio…
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Things you may not know about France
France is the most populous country in the world or women in the country have been banned from wearing pants.
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The reason the physical prince Stephen Hawking did not win the Nobel prize
Stephen Hawking is one of the most prominent scientists but he has never been named at the prestigious Nobel Prize ceremony.
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Why is Switzerland the famous 'incubator' in the world?
The mass market in the technology industry has quickly returned to European and American companies during the transition period between the nineteenth and twentieth cent…
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This is the secret to helping the Germans spend nearly half of the world's Nobel Prize
German children who were not educated before entering 1st grade, were not allowed to take extra classes during their studies. Compared to Asian countries, German childre…
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Why are Nobel Prize recipients getting older?
The winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, medicine and chemistry in 2016 are all men, the youngest 65 and the oldest 72 years old.
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Why do Americans dominate the Nobel Prize in Economics?
Since the Nobel Prize was first awarded in 1969, about 80% of the recipients are American citizens. Why is that?
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What do you know about the prestigious Nobel prize?
Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833 - 1896) was a talented chemist, the inventor of dynamite.
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Interesting numbers about the Nobel Prize
Who is the oldest and youngest Nobel laureate? How many women won Nobel prizes? Here are some answers based on Nobel Committee data.