Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel for LiteratureOctober 8th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Herta Mueller of Germany has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature, the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm Thursday.
Herta Mueller wins Nobel for LiteratureOctober 8th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Romanian-born Herta Mueller of Germany has won this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm Thursday. The Academy's citation said that "with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, (she) depicts the landscape of the dispossessed".
Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prizeOctober 8th, 2009 Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prizeSTOCKHOLM — Herta Mueller, a little-known Romanian-born author who was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain, won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday in an award seen as a nod to the 20th anniversary of communism's collapse. The decision was expected to keep alive the controversy surrounding the academy's pattern of awarding the prize to European writers.
Herta Mueller wins Nobel for LiteratureOctober 8th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Romanian-born Herta Mueller of Germany has won this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm Thursday. The Academy's citation said that "with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, (she) depicts the landscape of the dispossessed."
She was born Aug 17, 1953, in the German-speaking town of Nitzydorf, Romania.
Nobel Prize for Chemistry to Ramakrishnan, Steitz, YonathOctober 7th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E.
Israeli woman, Americans potential Nobel chemistry winnersOctober 7th, 2009 Israeli woman potential Nobel chemistry winnerSTOCKHOLM — If Nobel judges are looking to improve the balance of women winning the chemistry prize, Israeli scientist Ada Yonath could be a strong candidate when the award is announced Wednesday. Yonath's pioneering work in understanding how cells build proteins could make her a contender, possibly along with American George Feher.
Kao, Boyle and Smith jointly awarded Nobel for PhysicsOctober 6th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Charles K. Kao, Willard S.
A look at women who have won Nobel Prizes since 1901October 5th, 2009 A look at women who have won Nobel PrizesOnly 37 women have received Nobel Prizes since they were first handed out in 1901. The latest — Elizabeth H.
Three US scientists win Nobel Prize for medicineOctober 5th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak of the US have won this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine, it was announced in Stockholm Monday. The three scientists solved a fundamental problem in biology on "how chromosomes can be copied in a complete way and how they are protected against degradation", the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute said.
Nobel glory, $1.4 million check await handful of world's top scientistsOctober 2nd, 2009 Nobel glory awaits handful of top scientists
STOCKHOLM — It's the moment of glory that scientists, writers and champions of peace worldwide dream of. Next week a select few will get a $1.4 million phone call from Scandinavia.
Oct. 6 memorial in Texas for Norman Borlaug, a Nobel laureate who saved millions from hungerSeptember 14th, 2009 Oct. 6 memorial in Texas for ag scientist BorlaugCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — A memorial service for Nobel Peace Prize winner and agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug has been set for Oct. 6 at Texas A&M University.
Body of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung moved into place for state funeralAugust 20th, 2009 Body of SKorea's Kim moved into place for funeralSEOUL, South Korea — The body of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has been transported to the National Assembly, where it will lie in state until his funeral Sunday. Kim died Tuesday at age 85, unleashing an outpouring of grief for a man who campaigned for democracy at home and won the Nobel Peace Prize for a historic summit with rival North Korea.
Plagiarism case against Spanish Nobel laureate could be reopenedApril 21st, 2009 MADRID - A decade-old plagiarism case could be reopened in Spain against 1989 Nobel Literature Prize winner Camilo Jose Cela, the daily El Pais reported Tuesday. As Cela died in 2002, the judicial complaint now targets Jose Manuel Lara, head of the Planeta publishing house who is being accused of helping Cela plagiarise Maria del Carmen Formoso's 1994 novel 'Carmen, Carmela, Carmina'.
Record 205 nominees for 2009 Nobel Peace PrizeFebruary 28th, 2009 OSLO - A record number of nominations, in all 205, have been made for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said Friday. The tally includes 172 individuals and 33 organisations, besting the 2005 number of 199 nominations.
British playwright Harold Pinter is deadDecember 24th, 2008 LONDON - Leading British post-war playwright Harold Pinter has died, aged 78, his wife said Thursday. The Nobel laureate had been ill with cancer.
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