Sunday, October 11, 2009

Nobel Prizes 2009

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009
1. Charles K. Kao (China): For groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication.
2. Willard S. Boyle (USA) and
3. George E. Smith (USA): For the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009
1. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
(United Kingdom)
2. Thomas A. Steitz (USA) and
3. Ada E. Yonath (Israel): For studies of the structure and function of the ribosome
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009
1. Elizabeth H. Blackburn (USA)
2. Carol W. Greider (USA) and
3. Jack W. Szostak (USA): For the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2009
Herta Müller (Germany): Who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2009
Barack Obama
(USA): For his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

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