Inspirational women
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Albert Einstein with his violin 'Lina'.
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Ardem Patapoutian
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Every laureate faces failures and set-backs on their path to the Nobel Prize. It is a topic they are frequently asked about at events, and, given…
Shinya Yamanaka addresses the University of Oslo
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Nobel Laureates speaking at events are united in the belief that they could not have achieved great things alone. They thank their family, friends, mentors,…
Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative in Hefei, China, with Michael W. Young
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Aaron Ciechanover shares his views about science, democracy, fake news and more.
Aaron Ciechanover
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Kofi Annan giving his Nobel Prize lecture
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Pierre and Marie Curie.
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Donna Strickland in the laboratory.
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2020 chemistry laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier in the laboratory.
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Sir Fraser Stoddart in his lab.
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A team of female Yazidi deminers in Iraq attempting to clear their land of mines left behind by ISIS. A team of scientists on an extraordinary mission in Mozambique to help better our understanding of climate change. A man building prosthetic legs to help victims of war walk again in South Sudan … All are inspired by Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
Marie and Pierre Curie’s pioneering research led to not one, but two Nobel Prizes, the first for the couple, the second for Marie.
Pierre and Marie Curie in the "hangar" at l'Ecole de physique et chimie industrielles in Paris, France, where they made their discovery. (Photo taken 1898.)
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Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) has become the strongest symbol of non-violence in the 20th century. It is widely held – in retrospect – that the Indian national leader should have been selected for the Nobel Peace Prize. He was nominated several times, but was never awarded the prize. Why?
Mahatma Gandhi laughing.
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