This 2006 article by Ed John Merriman and Jay Winter, titled “The Nobel Prize,” is about the history and importance of the Nobel Prize, and how it works. To understand the history of the Nobel Prize, we must start with the death of the Alfred Nobel. Alfred Nobel was known for his work with chemicals and explosives, and was actually the inventor of dynamite. Upon providing dynamite to the world, solely for the use of mining, he found his creation misused for violence, a new war tool that was used to kill thousands of people. In regret for bringing all this destruction, he decided to reserve all his money, to prize others who made notable differences in the world, specifically in the fields of physics, medicine, literature, chemistry, and peace (as stated in Alfred Nobel’s will). The economics prize would later be added and funded by the Bank of Sweden, in 1968. Once Nobel died on December 10th, 1896, his will was found and executed by his assistant Ragnar Sohlman. Sohlman then created the Nobel Foundation, whose purpose was to administer the capital, from Nobel’s will, for the prizes. Even though the Nobel Foundation is given the power of financing, they are not in charge of choosing winners, or laureates. Laureates are chosen by Nobel Committees, one for each prize. These committees receive thousands of nominations yearly, and narrow the candidates down to a little over a 100, per category. These committees then consult with field experts, to determine not only the quality of work, but also its impact on the field of study. As October comes, the candidates are narrowed down to a few, and a simple majority vote takes place, to choose the recipient. The decisions are then made public, and the recipient earns the prize at the ceremon...
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...r than an opinion, to determine the difficulty of winning the prize. The author is a credible writer, because he is a historian specializing in World War One’s impact on Europe during the 20th century, and he is also from Yale University. The author has no personal gain with this article, because it is purely informational.
I personally believe the Nobel Prize is the one of the most prestigious prizes in the world. Throughout history, Nobel winners have made large changes in today’s world, which have revolutionized the way we live our lives. Another reason I believe this, is the long selection process that ensures the quality of the candidate’s work. Upon reading this article, I am curious to learn more about the prize creator Alfred Nobel. Where did the majority of his money come from? Why did he make the prize? These are my opinions and questions on the topic.
This was definitely a tough predicament for Europe to be in. In the aftermath of World War I, literally tens of millions were mortally wounded and missing, there were devastating effects on morale and view towards war, which would make most any weakened society ...
When Linus demonstrated his work on the nature of the chemical bond and structures of molecules, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences were impressed, and in 1956, Linus was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Not to mention, he also won the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize for alerting people of the dangerous effects of nuclear weapons, which was given to him in 1963 after some debate.
It is very interesting to know what motivated Nobel to dedicate his fortune to honoring those who benefited humanity. When his brother Ludwig died in 1888, a French newspaper made an obituary, news article that reports of Alfred Nobel’s death, along with his personal life and information. They believed it was Alfred Nobel not his brother. So, while Nobel was alive he read his obituary./ That described Nobel as a man who had made it possible to kill more people more quickly than anyone else who had ever lived. He was the person
working on his own he rediscovered the lebesgue measure. after a few years of progressively independent studiesthere he wennt to continue his studies in Paris in 1948. Starting Grothendiek attended Henri cartan's seminar at Ecole nornale superieure, but failed to meet the requiered backround to keep track to a high powered seminar. with the advice of a few professors he moved to the university of Nancy where he composed his dissertation under Laurent Schwartz anfuntionad Jean Dieudonne on funtional analysis from 1950 to 1953. In 1966, Grothendieck received the Fields Medal, which is the most prestigious award in recognition of accomplishments in mathematics and is often compared to the Nobel Prize. First sign of discontent though: Grothendieck boycotted the medal presentation ceremony, held in Moscow, to protest against Soviet military action in Eastern
I think that Alfred Nobel wasn’t just an ordinary person but he gave an example of determination, patience and hard work. He never gave up and he managed to change any failure or depression into success. Actually, Alfred’s achievements extended after his death not only because of his inventions ,but also because of the companies he had founded that are still playing a prominent role in the world’s economy and of course because of the Nobel Prize which will always be an illuminated remark for Alfred Nobel in our world.
Alfred Nobel impacted the citizens of the United States because he invented an explosive called dynamite, and the Nobel Peace Prize. He invented and manufactured it to increase the killing power, and made was more dramatic. The Nobel Peace Prize was made to award the person in the preceding year, has done the most, or the best work between nations. The Nobel Prize was made to award people who impacted the United States, and the dynamite was one impact on the world. In conclusion Alfred Nobel impacted the world with an explosive that changed wars, and the Nobel Prize to award people who do good things for the world.
Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist who invented dynamite and other more powerful explosives and who also founded the Nobel Prize, Alfred Bernhard Nobel was the fourth son of Immanuel and Caroline Nobel. Immanuel was an inventor and engineer who had married Caroline Andrietta Ahlsell in 1827. The couple had eight children, of whom only Alfred and three brothers reached adulthood. Alfred was prone to illness as a child, but he enjoyed a close relationship with his mother and displayed a lively intellectual curiosity from an early age. He was interested in explosives, and he learned the fundamentals of engineering from his father. Immanuel, meanwhile, had failed at various business ventures until moving in 1837 to St. Petersburg in Russia, where he prospered as a manufacturer of explosive mines and machine tools.
His Notable awards are the Nobel Prize in Physics 1921, which is an award that is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish academy of sciences, it is one of five Nobel awards the other four are in chemistry, literature, peace, and physiology, another award is the Metteucci Medal 1921, which is an Italian award for physicists, it was created to award physicists for fundamental contributions, the Copley Medal 1925, is a scientific award given by the royal society for outstanding achievements in research in any branch of science, the Max Planck Medal 1929, is the highest award for German society it is recognized for extra ordinary achievements in theory physics, the Time Person of the Century 1999, is recognized for being the 20th century’s 100 most influenced people.
Alfred Nobel, born in 1833, was the inventor of dynamite. He was much more than an inventor, was fluent in several languages, enjoyed poetry and was considered to have radical ideas during his time. He left a lasting legacy by establishing the famous peace prize which is named in his honour.
Otto Hahn was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1944 for his discovery of nuclear fission. Although his coworkers Fritz Strassmann and Lise Meitner are also credited for the discovery, Hahn took most of the credit. Hahn took much interest in science and worked non stop day and night trying to figure things out. On top of discovering nuclear fission, he is also credited with discovering certain radioactive isotopes and elements. The main reason for Hahn’s success was not his actual academic studies but instead his love for chemistry.
knowledged by his peers), and in 1970 he won the nobel prize in physics for his work
One of the main aspects in the changing attitudes of powerful actors after the Second World War was the devastation and loss provoked by the conflict. Nationalism and the emergence of fascism were good examples of complications caused by an absence of cooperation amongst European states and many debated the option of a new European system of close cooperation (Judt, 2005, p.6). The several plans introduced contributed to the construction of what is now called the European Union.
He contributed to the science community by inventing something that helped them. Alexander won the Elliott Cresson Medal, because he discovered and invented an object that helped out millions around the country, and billions around the globe. Alexander won the IEEE Edison Medal, because he contributed the Electrical Science community, by inventing something that, in order
Even though Ernest Rutherford was one of the most prominent scientist of his generation he was not greatly awarded. In 1900 he was elected fellow of the royal society of Canada, and three years later he was elected fellow of the royal society of London. In 1908 he won his most important prize, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. And finally he was knighted in 1914.
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