COVID vaccine scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine

This Day in History: German Scientist Discovers X-Rays

This Day in History: , German Scientist Discovers X-Rays . November 8, 1895. Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen's , discovery of X-rays happened accidentally as he conducted a test on cathode rays. He noticed a glow on a screen coated with chemicals. Rontgen called the rays that caused the glow X-rays. After conducting more experiments, Rontgen discovered that X-rays could pass through human flesh, but not harder substances such as bone. He also learned that they could be photographed. The discovery was hailed as a medical miracle. X-rays were first used on a battlefield during the Balkan War in 1897. Rontgen received the Nobel Prize in physics for his work but never attempted to gain financially for his discovery

Harvard Professor Claudia Goldin wins Nobel memorial economics prize

Goldin becomes only the third woman to be awarded the prize since it was established in 1968 by Sweden's central bank.

Jon Fosse Wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature

Jon Fosse Wins , 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. The 64-year-old Norwegian playwright was awarded the prize "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," NPR reports. . While Fosse is not well-known to the general public outside of Norway, he is internationally celebrated within the literary community. . He has been referred to as "the most produced living playwright," NPR reports. . His immense oeuvre, written in Norwegian Nynorsk and spanning a variety of genres consists of a wealth of plays, novels, poetry collections, essays, children's books and translations. , Nobel Prize committee, via statement. While he is today one of the most widely performed playwrights in the world, he has also become increasingly recognized for his prose, Nobel Prize committee, via statement. Fosse began as a novelist, only to break through as a playwright in his 40s. In 1998, he became internationally known with a Paris production of 'Nokon kjem til å komme' (in English, 'Someone Is Going to Come Home'). To date, over 60 countries have performed his work. Fosse has won several European awards and receives a lifetime government stipend and residence in Oslo. He was also knighted in France in 2007

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for development of mRNA vaccines

Nobel announcements continue with the physics prize on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday and the economics award on October 9.

Nobel Prize in Physiology to be awarded to scientists behind mRNA Covid-19 vaccines | Oneindia News

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the mRNA Covid vaccines. Professors Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman will share the prize. As per reports, the technology was experimental before the pandemic but has now been given to millions of people around the world to protect them against serious Covid-19. Reports revealed that the same mRNA technology is now being researched for other diseases, including cancer. #NobelPrize #mRNA #Covid19 #CovidVaccines #KatalinKariko #DrewWeissman ~HT.178~PR.151~ED.194~GR.123~