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8 October 2019 didn't start well for Didier Queloz. “My day was really awful. I had to fix my bike and I was late... Then it turned in another direction after this phone call." Queloz, alongside James Peebles and Michel Mayor, had been awarded the 2019 #NobelPrize in Physics.
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"Every day, I live with the real threat of spending the rest of my life in jail just because I’m a journalist. When I go home, I have no idea what the future holds, but it’s worth the risk." - 2021 peace laureate Maria Ressa (
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How would you react if you received a phone call saying you had been awarded the #NobelPrize in Chemistry? Biologist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan couldn't believe it, it took three Nobel committee members to convince him that it wasn't a prank! He was awarded the prize in 2009.
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It was thought that stress was the cause of gastric ulcers. But Barry Marshall suspected they were caused by a bacterium, Helicobacter pylori. To prove his theory correct, he experimented on himself. What discovery will be awarded this year's medicine prize? #NobelPrize
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What would you do after finding out you've been awarded the #NobelPrize? As a true scientist,
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wrote a manuscript regarding the theory of general relativity. Next month we'll find out who has been awarded this year's physics prize - stay tuned!
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Have you read 'Lord of the Flies'? The novel, written by William Golding, was first published #OTD in 1954. Golding was awarded the 1983 #NobelPrize in Literature for his novels which illuminates "the human condition in the world of today".
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Why are they called Nobel Prize laureates? The word “laureate” refers to being signified by the laurel wreath. In ancient Greece, laurel wreaths were awarded to victors as a sign of honour. Put that together with the Nobel Prize and we get “Nobel Prize laureate”. #NobelPrize
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Take a look at some of the literary masterpieces written by previous literature laureates - do you have a favourite literature laureate so far? Stay tuned to find out which author(s) will be awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature. #NobelPrize
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In 1987 the supernova SN 1987A exploded emitting 10 million billion neutrinos - the most elusive particles in the universe - in a gigantic burst. On Earth Masatoshi Koshiba born #OTD and his team detected 12 of these neutrinos in a giant detector, earning a #NobelPrize.
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Do you share any interests with the founder of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel? Take a look at how the Nobel Prize categories became an extension and a fulfillment of Alfred Nobel’s lifetime interests. #NobelPrize
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After finding out that he had received the 2016 #NobelPrize in Physics Duncan Haldane did what he always does on Tuesday mornings. He went to teach his class on electromagnetism - and was greeted by cheers and applause.
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