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On the Web
- Nobel e-Museum: Peace - Official site from the Nobel Foundation.
- CNN.com: Nobel Centennial - A retrospective of the Nobel Prizes, includes laureate lists and a video archive.
- Britannica Guide to the Nobel Prizes - Guide to the history and winners of the Nobel Prizes.
- Women Nobel Laureates - In 1903, only two years after the Nobel Foundation was established, the first Nobel Prize was awarded to a woman, Marie Curie. Women have been winning Nobel Prizes ever since. Bertha von Suttner was influential in convincing Alfred Nobel to set aside a Prize for peace.
- The Nobel Prize Internet Archive - Information on past and present Nobel Prize laureates.
- The Noble: Visions of Our Century - PBS program explores the discoveries and dilemmas of the last 100 years through the lens of the Nobel Prize.
- Nobelprize.org - Awards the annual prestigious Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, peace, medicine, economics, and literature. Site includes history, listing of laureates, and articles by invited authors.
- Nobel Peace Prize Laureates - Short biography and photo gallery of six Peace Prize laureates.
- The Peacemakers Speak - Statements by Nobel Peace Prize winners in response to the September 11 attacks.
- The Norwegian Nobel Institute - Selects winner of the Peace prize. Describes nomination and selection process, with information on past winners, fellowship programs, and library. [English/Norwegian]
Wikipedia Articles
- Nobel Foundation - The Nobel Foundation was created by Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, to manage his estate and award prizes, known as Nobel Prizes, for academic achievement in several areas. These are the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Nobel ...
- Gairdner Foundation International Award - The Gairdner Foundation International Award is given annually at a special dinner to three to six people for outstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science. Receipt of the Gairdner is traditionally considered a precursor to winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine; as of 2007, 69 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to prior Gairdner recipients.
- Nobel Conference - The Nobel Conference is the first ongoing academic conference in the United States to have the official authorization of the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. It is held annually at Gustavus Adolphus College in St.
- Passano Foundation - The Passano Foundation, established in 1945, provides an annual award of (USD) $ 100 000 to an American research scientist whose work is thought to have immediate practical benefits. Many Passano laureates have subsequently won the Nobel Prize.
- Betty Williams (nobel laureate) - Betty Williams (born 22 May, 1943) was a co-recipient with Mairead Corrigan of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 (the prize for 1976) for as a cofounder of Community of Peace People, an organisation dedicated to promoting a peaceful resolution to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. She heads the Global Children's Foundation and is President of the World Centers of Compassion for Children International.