Nobel Prize Winners

I figured these lists wouldn’t be complete without including a list of all of my list entries who have won a Nobel Prize over the years (or been nominated). So here they are, with the exact prize they won, and what year. Entries: Ada Yonath, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2009 Albert Camus, The Nobel…

23) Elie Wiesel

23) Elie Wiesel Shoah Survivor and Inspiration to Many Born: 30 September 1928, Sighet, present day Romania Died: 2 July 2016, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Most known for surviving World War II and the Shoah, after the war he went on to be a journalist, writer, professor, and activist for remembrance and…

17) Elizabeth Blackburn

17) Elizabeth Blackburn She researches and teaches, so take that those who say if you can’t do, teach. Born: 36 November 1948, Hobart, Australia Former President of Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Elizabeth was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 with two others. According to the Nobel Prize website, Elizabeth was awarded…

14) Albert Camus

14) Albert Camus The Second Youngest Recipient for the Nobel Prize in Literature Born: 7 November 1913, Drean, Algeria Died: 4 January 1960, Villeblevin, France Okay, to be honest, I mostly included him on my list because he was a philosopher who first thought of the “Absurdism” movement and that name is just amazing. He…

6) Marie Skłodowska Curie

6) Marie Skłodowska Curie Yes, that’s her real, full name, and no she never dropped it–Western Media did, #polishpride (Quick note, I’m not Polish but if you need someone new to watch on YouTube I highly recommend the Meme Mom herself Karolina Żebrowska !) Anyway, back to Marie Born: 7 November 1867, Warsaw, Russian Controlled Poland…