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Nobel Prize
How Much Is A Nobel Prize Medal Worth?
On Monday, Sotheby's will auction off a Nobel economics prize medal awarded to John Nash in 1994. So, how much is a Nobel medal worth?
A Nobel In Literature For Bob Dylan, Whose Words Transcend Form
When Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, many were surprised. But many novelists cheered, and performers of all kinds — from William Shatner to Kesha — have been inspired by Dylan's words.
It's Agreed: Nobel Prize In Economics Awarded For Contract Theory
Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström — professors at Harvard and MIT, respectively — were awarded the prize for their work on understanding and improving contract agreements.
Biggest Prize In Chemistry Goes To Designers Of The Smallest Machines
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa share the 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. By designing a tiny chain, axle and rotor blade, they made molecular machines a reality.
3 Physicists Win Nobel Prize For Theoretical Research Into Phases Of Matter
One half of the prize went to David J. Thouless; the other half was shared by F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz. They used math to explain the odd behavior of unusual states of matter.
Listen: Sir Harry Kroto Was More Than A Nobel Prize Winner
He shared chemistry's top prize in 1996 for finding buckyballs, and had Lou Gehrig's disease when he died. Making art was his first love. "Remember your humanity," he said, "and forget the rest."
Nobel Prize In Economics Is Awarded To Angus Deaton Of Princeton
"I'm absolutely delighted," says Angus Deaton of Princeton University. He won for "his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare," the Nobel Committee says.
A Discoverer Of The Buckyball Offers Tips On Winning A Nobel Prize
Harold Kroto shared a Nobel in 1996 for finding a new type of carbon molecule that ignited the field of nanotechnology. Find a passion where — with hard work — you can be the best, he advises.
Belarusian Journalist Svetlana Alexievich Wins Literature Nobel
The investigative journalist is known for her in-depth exposes of the former Soviet Union, letting eyewitness accounts shed an unsettling light on tragedies.