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.
Tag: Nobel Prizes
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work With Quantum Dots
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov were selected for the prize for their discovery and development of the nanoparticles.
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Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work on Electrons
Their work “allows us to address fundamental questions” such as the time scale of the photoelectric effect for which Einstein received the 1921 Nobel, the awarding committee chair said.
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Nobel Prizes 2023: Winners List and What to Know
The Nobel Prizes are being announced this week.
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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.