Nobel

American

[noh-bel] / noʊˈbɛl /

noun

Alfred Bernhard 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist: founding benefactor of the Nobel Prizes.

Nobel British

/ nəʊˈbɛl /

noun

Alfred Bernhard (ˈalfreːd ˈbæːrnhard). 1833–96, Swedish chemist and philanthropist, noted for his invention of dynamite (1866) and his bequest founding the Nobel prizes

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“Whoever really takes the step to solve this AI problem would deserve the Nobel Prize,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose blowing are winners of Ig Nobel prizes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said genuine development required a democratic transition.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Linus Pauling was a chemist from the United States who won two Nobel Prizes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

These particles were named quarks by the Caltech physicist Murray Gell-Mann, who won the Nobel Prize in 1969 for his work on them.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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