Alva Myrdal
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1 (of 3) Alva and Gunnar Myrdal in their home in Bromma, Sweden. Photo taken in March 1945.
Photo: KW Gullers / Nordiska museet. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source: http://digitaltmuseum.se/011013839731
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2 (of 3) Alva and Gunnar Myrdal, 1934.
Photo: Pressens bild, photographer unknown. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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3 (of 3) Typewriter used and owned by peace laureate Alva Myrdal. The typewriter, an Olivetti practice 48, was acquired for writing the acclaimed book 'The Game of Disarmament' (1976). The typewriter is a gift to the Nobel Prize Museum from Kaj Fölster, Alva and Gunnar Myrdal's daughter.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
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