Technically Speaking | a science and engineering discussion

What makes a Nobel Prize winner?


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It's possibly the most well known prize that a scientist can be awarded! Ellie, Laura, Antonia and Emma disucss how the nominations and awards are made, what the award means and how science has changed since the first Nobel Prizes were awarded over 100 years ago. They also talk about some of their favorite Nobel Prize wining discoveries and whether they would give out extra awards in the future. They focus on prizes in physics and chemistry and briefly mention Nobel Prizes in peace, literature, physiology/medicine and the Nobel Memorial Prize in economic science.

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