The Nobel Prize

"I am always looking for words of love. Hate will not save us. Only love." - Svetlana Alexievich was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time." #NobelPrize

Despite imprisonment and persecution, Tawakkol Karman, stood firm in her beliefs under an oppressive regime. She was awarded the peace prize in 2011 for her non-violent efforts to promote peace and women’s rights. Watch her Nobel Prize lecture: bit.ly/3a19mHr

Happy pi approximation day! Today's date, 22 July, can also be written as the fraction 22/7, which is equal to 3.14285714, an approximation of π, correct to two decimal places.

"All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you." - Ernest Hemingway was awarded the 1954 literature prize

One in two people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime, yet the role viruses play in the development of cancer was poorly understood before the work of three researchers who received the Nobel Prize 50 years ago. Learn more: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin…

”Ultimately though the kids come first. If I got a Nobel Prize but my kids didn't get to see their father, that would not be worth it. The only way it works is if my kids are being raised the way they deserve. I brought them into this world, I didn't ask them. I think it's just…

What qualities do you need to be a successful scientist? 2018 medicine laureate Tasuku Honjo shares what he believes are the "three c's": curiosity, courage and challenge. #NobelPrize

Did you know game theory emanates from studies of games like chess or poker? Game theory has proved very useful in economic analysis and in 1994 John Harsanyi, John Nash and Reinhard Selten were awarded the prize in economic sciences for their work in the field. #WorldChessDay

Did you have an inspirational teacher? Physics laureate Anne L’Huillier was inspired by two “great teachers” and Nobel Prize laureates who ignited her passion for atomic physics. Learn more: bit.ly/3PH6u67 #NobelPrize

Albert Einstein presented his dissertation #OnThisDay in 1905 at the University of Zurich. Read Einstein's doctoral thesis in German: bit.ly/2Nhm8DV An English translation: bit.ly/2z2pDeq

Ronald Ross discovered the link between mosquitos and malaria transmission on 20 August 1897: "The work, which was continued from 8 a.m. to 3 or 4 p.m. with a short interval for breakfast, was most exhausting, and so blinding that I could scarcely see afterwards; and the…

"The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning, you're not old." Take a look at some snapshots of physicist Rosalyn Yalow. Yalow developed radioimmunoassays and made major insights into diabetes.

Did you know that Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw worried that the alphabet was a barrier to social mobility and wanted to create a new one? Learn more about the 1925 literature laureate: nobelprize.org/prizes/literat… #NobelPrize

"One of the most important things as a scientist is that you have to be an optimist. If you’re a pessimist, a failed experiment will tell you that the whole idea is bad and you’ll quit. When you fail you have to continue." - chemistry laureate Richard Henderson's advice.

Rosalyn Yalow described herself as a determined and single-minded child growing up. Her parents wanted her to become a schoolteacher. Instead, Yalow became a nuclear physicist who revolutionised the medical world. She was awarded the 1977 medicine prize.

On 11 February 1990 Nelson Mandela became a free man after spending 27 years in prison. Here he is celebrating his freedom with his wife Winnie Mandela. Mandela was often referred to as the world’s most famous prisoner. Read more: bit.ly/3peLx9j

From living on the streets to being a successful scientist and Nobel Prize laureate. Mario Capecchi, born in 1937, spent years on the streets in Italy and nearly died of malnutrition in a hospital. He was awarded the 2007 medicine prize. Read his story: bit.ly/2JW6ek1

"It seems obvious to me to use words as best as I can in teaching myself and my coworkers. The words are important in science, as much as we might deny it, as much as we might claim that they just represent some underlying material reality." - Roald Hoffmann, chemistry laureate

Today we remember Nelson Mandela, a leader who opposed apartheid and became a symbol of courage, forgiveness, and hope. Mandela was South Africa's first black president. 'Madiba', as he was affectionately known, is among the great heroes of history. He was born on this day in…

One of literature laureate Toni Morrison's most impactful books, 'Beloved' starts with a dedication to "sixty million and more" – the Africans who died during the Atlantic slave trade. In the novel, Morrison takes an unflinching look at slavery's horrors and its lasting scars.