Nobel
Americannoun
noun
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Among their backers was a third Nobel brother, Alfred, already well on his way to immense wealth after patenting dynamite in 1867.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He won two Nobel prizes and transformed our understanding of chemical bonds and the structure of proteins.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Notably absent from the talks is opposition favorite and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado, who lives in exile and was not invited to join the discussion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Over 100 artists have protested Hinterhäuser’s removal, including two Nobel Prize laureates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The discovery of the positron in 1932 confirmed Dirac’s theory and led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1933.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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