Comments on: 15 Award-Winning Facts About The Nobel Prize

By: Deidra

Deidra — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:09:26 +0000

How much moola did Kary Mullis recieve for his half of the nobel prize? Oh and why would a believer in DNA want to work for the proscicution in the O.J Simpson case???? That doesn’t make any sense.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:57:45 +0000

Re: The Economics Prize…

The New York Times has your answer:

“Unlike the original five prizes named in Alfred Nobel’s will more than a century ago, the economics award — formally called the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel — was created in 1968 by the nation’s central bank in honor of its 300th anniversary.”

query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E7DA163EF933A15753C1A9619C8B63

By: Brooke

Brooke — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:28:22 +0000

So how did the Nobel Prize in Economics get started ? It does not appear to be in Alfred Nobel’s will.

By: Ram S

Ram S — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:43:24 +0000

And in case you were wondering just how much of a say Alfred Nobel had in the prize, here’s his will:

Very interesting article and facts.
Does anyone know how the prizes for Economics was added later on?

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:25:55 +0000

re: Boris Pasternak declined to accept the 1958 Prize in Literature, which he’d earned for Doctor Zhivago.

The Soviets did not allow Pasternak to go to Stockholm to collect his prize. In 1989, his son came to Stockholm during the Nobel festivities in December and was given his father’s Nobel medal. In his speech, he regretted that he was unable also to receive the money that would have been given to his father with the medal, had his father been able to go to Stockholm. It was a very emotional event.

By: The Ferg

The Ferg — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:15:12 +0000

Very interesting! Definitely one to share with students…

By: Vijay

Vijay — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:12:10 +0000

Gandhiji is symbol of Peace. No prize can alter this status. I will not be amazed if Noble prize for Peace is renamed as Mahatma Gandhi prize…

By: Ms Teal

Ms Teal — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:37:29 +0000

James Watson should acknowledge Rosalind Franklin’s contribution to understanding the DNA helix to redeem himself from sexism and racism in one shot.

By: Mal

Mal — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:57:19 +0000

I just kept help but disclosing that the H in Jesus H. Christ stands for “Howard.” Obviously, this is to honor his dad – God’s name is Howard: “Our Father, who art in heaven, Howard be thy name. . .”

By: jm

jm — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:39:14 +0000

Rosalind Franklin and the discovery of DNA’s structure. Watson, Crick, and Wilkins won but she died before it happened. Arguably she would have discovered it on her own if she just talked to the other two. She hid her pictures, and the report I read said Wilkins stole them from her and gave them to Watson and Crick, thus giving them the vital clue they needed to figure out the structure of DNA. So, technically, Wilkins got the Nobel Prize for being a thief.