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On this day in 1901, the first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. ⁠ Thirteen laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2021, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. Although a nurse hasn't won a noble prize yet, there is always a time to be the first! #nobelprize #nobelprizeday #capsol #moregooddays #nurse #nurses #health #medicine

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Tech Giants: Knowing from atoms. This 1925 file photo shows professor Marie Curie working in her laboratory at the University of Paris. Marie Curie and her husband, Pierre, discovered the chemical element Polonium and received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903. (AFP/Getty Images.)

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On 10 December, the Nobel Prizes are awarded in the Stockholm Concert Hall. The Nobel Prize is widely considered the world’s most prestigious award. It has been given to people and organisations every year since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) established the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize.

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In his 2011 book entitled “Thinking: Fast and Slow,” Daniel Kahneman stated (on page 181): “The correlation coefficient between two measures, which varies between 0 and 1, is a measure of the relative weight of the factors they share.” Evidently, Kahneman truly did think that correlation coefficients must land on a continuum that extends from…

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The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius, Controversy, and Prestige [Feldman, Burton] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius, Controversy, and Prestige

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Einstein's Nobel medal "It will perhaps be pleasanter and more understandable if instead of making a speech I play the violin." "A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy." This is interesting--the only reference to Einstein's great grandson, Paul Einstein, who is apparently living in France. Nevertheless, it was Paul who played Albert's favorite Mozart piece, Sonata K304 in E-minor, on Einstein's violin at the German Physical Society celebration…

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Marie Curie giving a lecture . Paris, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers , 1925 . Marie Skłodowska-Curie ( 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person (and only woman) to win twice, the only person to win twice in multiple sciences, and was part of the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. She was also the first woman to…

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. Nobel Prize, which was founded by Alfred Nobel through his will from 1895. It was first awarded in 1901. The award is presented annually in five different categories: chemistry, physics, medicine or physiology, literature and contribution to world peace. With the exception of the Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo, prizes are awarded in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10.

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