Political calculations should not keep others from joining Narges Mohammadi of Iran.
Tag: Awards, Decorations and Honors
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Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Rights Activist, Receives Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Mohammadi, currently held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, has pushed for peaceful change in Iran for 30 years, with a focus on women’s equality.
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Chemistry Nobel Prize Revealed in Media Hours Early
Some Swedish news outlets correctly reported the laureates’ names even before the choice was formally signed off, according to the academy that awards the prize.
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Lise Meitner, the ‘Atomic Pioneer’ Who Never Won a Nobel Prize
Lise Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission, the process that enabled the atomic bomb. But her identity — Jewish and a woman — barred her from sharing credit for the discovery, newly translated letters show.