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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1907
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1907, Albert A. Michelson (1852-1931 CE). Here, you can read a detailed biography which provides information on Michelson's...
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The Nobel Prize: Guglielmo Marconi Biographical
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about the life and scientific work of Guglielmo Marconi. This man was recognized for his work in "the development of wireless telegraphy". He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1918: Max Planck
Use this site to learn about the scientific work of physicist, Max Planck (1858-1947 CE), whose studies in radiation and light earned him the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics. Read his Nobel Lecture, "The genesis and present state of...
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The Nobel Prize: Niels Bohr Nobel Lecture: The Structure of the Atom
At this site from the Nobel e-Museum you can download and read Niels Bohr's Nobel Lecture, "The structure of the atom" (available in pdf format).
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The Nobel Prize: Nobel Prize in Physics 1926 Presentation Speech: Jean Perrin
Read the Presentation Speech, originally given by Professor C.W. Oseen, in which Oseen praises the scientific investigations of Jean Baptiste Perrin, the physicist who "worked with [his] head and [his] hands in the service of atomistic...
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The Nobel Prize: Arthur Holly Compton Biographical
In addition to overviewing Compton's (1892-1962 CE) studies in x-rays, this article includes information on Compton's published works, his education, and personal life.
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The Nobel Prize: Erwin Schrodinger Nobel Lecture: Idea of Wave Mechanics
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can download and read Erwin Schrodinger's Nobel Lecture entitled "The fundamental idea of wave mechanics" which is available in PDF format.
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The Nobel Prize: James Chadwick Nobel Lecture: The Neutron and Its Properties
Download and read James Chadwick's Nobel Lecture, entitled "The neutron and its properties," which is available in pdf format.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1938
At this site from The Nobel Foundation, read about the life and scientific discoveries of physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), whose work with radiation and "discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons" earned him the...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1913
Read about the Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian writer honored for his "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse." This Nobel Prize-winner profile includes a brief overview of Tagore's life and published works, as well as the...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1921: Anatole France
This website on 1921 Nobel Prize winner Anatole France is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Acceptance Speech," "Swedish Nobel Stamps," and "Other Resources."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1923
This official Nobel Foundation profile of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats includes a biography and the text of his 1923 acceptance speech.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1925: George Bernard Shaw
This Nobel Foundation profile of writer George Bernard Shaw is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," and "Other Resources."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2001
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about V.S. Naipaul, the man who won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature. His life and works are discussed in this detailed website,providing video, original texts and speeches and...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1996
This website from the Nobel e-Museum provides infromation on Nobel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska. The site is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," Selected Poems," and "Nobel Diploma."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1995: Seamus Heaney
This website on the 1995 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature Seamus Heaney is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Selected Poems," "Nobel Diploma," and...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1993
This website, discussing the life and writing of Toni Morrison the recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, includes Morrison's "Nobel Lecture," "Biographical information," and "Other Resources."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1989: Camilo Jose Cela
Read about Camilo Jose Cela (1916-2006 CE), the 1989 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," and "Other...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1982
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about the 1982 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Gabriel Garcia Marquez. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech,"...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1980
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004 CE), the Polish author and 1980 Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website includes full-texts of Milosz's Nobel Lecture as well as some of...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1977
Read about the 1977 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Vicente Aleixandre. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," and "Other Resources."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970
Read about the 1970 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who was honored "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature."
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1962
Read about John Steinbeck, the author of "Of Mice and Men" and "The Grapes of Wrath," who was honored for his writing as a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation...
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1958: Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
Read about the 1958 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890-1960 CE), a writer who was honored for "his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian...