Tag Archives: Nobel Prize

Naming Schools after Nobel Laureates

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Ron Miksha

The Washington Post recently ran a story about the late Abdus Salam, a physicist who won the Nobel Prize almost 40 years ago. The piece concerns the politics of naming a building at a Pakistani university in honour of a … Continue reading →

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The Geophysics Nobel Prize

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Ron Miksha

Well, they did it again. That committee in Sweden announced all sorts of science prizes (and a lot of money, too) to pioneers in medicine, physics, chemistry, and even peace. OK, that last one isn’t a science prize, I think. … Continue reading →

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