Nobel Prize Winners

The 20th century Russian novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1965 was Mikhail Sholokhov. He received the prize for his novel "And Quiet Flows the Don," which depicts life in the Don Cossacks during World War I and the Russian Revolution.

He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 : *"for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times" *Excerpted from Wikpedia ; see related links .

1879-born on March 14 1881-sister Maja is born 1889-starts high school 1894-Einsteins family moves to Italy leaving him at school in Germany 1899-decides to become a Swiss citizen 1900-graduates from college 1902-gets a job at the Patent office 1903-marries Mileva Maric 1905-introduces his theory of relativity 1909-becomes a professor at the University of Zurich 1914-leaves Mileva 1914-moves his sons to Berlin,Germany 1914-must wait to prove his theory of curving light 1919-marries Elsa Einstein 1921-visits the United States 1922-wins the Nobel Peace Prize for physics 1931-declared a spy 1931-Adolf Hitler puts out a death warrant for Einstein 1933-moves to Princeton,New Jersey 1936-wife Elsa dies 1940-becomes a United States citizen 1948-wife Mileva dies 1951-sister Maja dies 1955-dies on April 18

Gabriel Lippmann won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1908 for his method of reproducing colors photographically based on the phenomenon of interference. His innovation led to the creation of the Lippmann plate, a pioneering technique in color photography.

Ferdinand Buisson shared the peace prize in 1927 at the age of 85.

Leonid Hurwicz won the Nobel prize for Economics in 2007 at the age of 90 years

Marie Curie and her daughter Irène Joliot-Curie are the only mother-daughter pair to have won Nobel Prizes. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911, while Irène Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935.

The French writer Jean-Paul Sartre refused the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964, the only person ever to have done so. He explained that his personal belief was that writers should not accept awards which could prejudice their artistic freedom. Le Duc Tho also refused the Peace Prize in 1973 4 others were obliged to decline by their governments, including Boris Pasternak (Literature Prize 1958)

No. The Nobel generally goes to novelists or poets. O. Henry wrote short stories, which while beloved and respected in the USA, aren't the kind of thing to place him on the level of widespread esteem which leads to the Nobel.

Just one. in 1921 he won it for his work on the photoelectric effect. It was NOT, as many believe, for relativity.

Doris Lessing received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007. She was a British writer known for her novels, short stories, and essays that explored themes of colonialism, feminism, and relationships.

Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for his efforts to raise awareness about the Holocaust and promote peace and human rights.

According to a famous saying, one can never have too much of a good thing.

he Nobel Prize in Literature 1948 was awarded to T.S. Eliot "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry".

Sully Prudhomme (pen name of Rene Francois Armand Prudhomme) was awarded the first Nobel Prize for literature in 1901. He was a French poet, born 1839, died 1907.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1908 was awarded to Ernest Rutherford "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances".

No, Percy Julian did not receive a Nobel Prize. He was a prominent African American chemist known for his work in synthesizing important compounds, but he was not awarded a Nobel Prize during his lifetime.

The first American president to get the Nobel Peace Prize was Teddy Roosevelt. It was earned for brokering a peace deal between Japan and Russia. The Norwegian Left objected to Roosevelt receiving the award, citing he was a military mad imperialist who conquered the Philippine Islands.

Albert Abraham Michelson (1852-1931), a German-born American physicist, who specialized in the interaction between energy and matter, received the 1907 Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming the first American to win the award. The prize recognized two of Michelson's achievements: his design of extremely sensitive optical (light-gathering) instruments, and the accurate measurements of the speed of light he gathered using those instruments.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his work towards ending racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means.

Dr. King is remembered for the important role he played in the advancement of civil rights in the United States. He was a Baptist minister who helped organise the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Southern Cristian Leadership Conference. Following the teachings of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Dr. King promoted non-violent means to oppose segregation and discrimination. He is most famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered during the 1963 March on Washington.

Ralph Bunche won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for his mediation efforts to negotiate an armistice agreement between Israel and neighboring Arab states, effectively ending the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. His diplomatic skills and dedication to peaceful conflict resolution were key factors in his recognition by the Nobel Committee.

Determining the greatest leader of all time is subjective and depends on individual perspectives. Some renowned leaders include Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr., known for their perseverance, courage, and ability to inspire positive change through peaceful means.

The first American to win the Nobel Prize for measuring the speed of light was Albert A. Michelson in 1907. His precise measurements helped advance the understanding of the fundamental constant and its significance in physics.