Mixed Reaction To Obama Prize
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The 2009 Nobel Prizes
Richard Drew/AP File PhotoObama Wins Nobel, Vows 'Call To Action'
()The president won the peace prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. The choice shocked Nobel observers because Obama took office less than two weeks before the Feb. 1 nomination deadline.
The Secret Process For Picking Nobel Peace Laureates
Names of Nobel Peace Prize nominees are kept secret, which always fuels a vigorous guessing game.
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Nobel Literature Prize Awarded To Herta Mueller()
October 8, 2009 Herta Mueller, a member of Romania's ethnic German minority who was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain, began writing as a young intellectual under the regime of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.
Makers Of Ribosome Map Win Chemistry Nobel()
October 7, 2009 Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz, and Israeli Ada Yonath won Wednesday for mapping ribosomes, the protein-producing factories within cells, at the atomic level. Their work has been fundamental to the scientific understanding of life and has helped researchers develop antibiotic cures for various diseases.
Fiber Optics, Imaging Pioneers Win Physics Nobel()
October 6, 2009 The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for breakthroughs in fiber optics and digital imaging.
Americans Win Nobel For Research On Aging()
October 5, 2009 The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak, who made key discoveries about how living cells age.
Obama's Nobel Peace Prize A Mixed Blessing At Home()
October 9, 2009 The Nobel Committee recognized Obama for changing the tenor abroad. But it's unlikely to change it at home.
