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Alfred Nobel
5 hours ago ago from The Frog Blog - St. Columba's College Science Department
Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 21, 1833. Alfred Nobel is best known as a chemist and inventor of dynamite and other, more powerful explosives but also for the annual prizes which bear his name. Today, December 10th, is the anniversary of his death in 1896 and also the anniversary of the first Nobel Prizes in 1901. An explosives expert like his father, in 1866 he invented a safe and manageable form of ...
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2 hours ago ago from A Pakistan News
OSLO: President Obama, who earlier arrived in Norway with his wife Michelle, also defended the US record in Afghanistan and his planned surge of 30,000 military personnel as motivated by his desire to bring peace to the war-torn country. In his acceptance speech, he hit back at critics of his plan to begin withdrawing US soldiers from Afghanistan in mid-2011, saying he was about the date and would debate it no further. But he struck ...
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7 hours ago ago from Fortunate Son Blogs
T he first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. The ceremony came on the fifth anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and other high explosives. In his will, Nobel directed that the bulk of his vast fortune be placed in a fund in which the interest would be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the ...
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13 hours ago ago from Political Punch
From Sunlen Miller: OSLO, NORWAY – Less than a year into his presidency, President Obama on Thursday will accept the prestigious Nobel Peace prize in Oslo, Norway The President and the First Lady will participate in a whole day of festivities centered on celebrating the president’s win. After flying overnight the First Couple will head straight to the Norwegian Nobel Institute where they will participate in a signing ceremony. Mr. ...
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20 hours ago ago from This Day ... In Jewish History
December 10 In Jewish History 1508: The League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice. From a Jewish point of view, this item presents a mixed bag. Ferdinand ruled over a kingdom that had expelled its Jews and was home to the inquisition. But Pope Julius employed a Jewish physician, Samuel Sarfatti and practiced a policy of ...
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A Comprehensive Study of 100+ Years of the Nobel Prizes and Five Prestigious Intellectual Awards is Now Available
20 hours ago ago from Good News Now
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The most comprehensive book covering the world's most important intellectual awards is now available. The fourth edition of "100+ Years of Nobel Prizes and More" provides expansive coverage of all of the world's most important intellectual awards. "100+ Years of Nobel Prizes and More" includes complete information about the patterns and changes in the prizes since 1901, plus analysis of the Turing Award in ...
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9 hours ago ago from PopEater
-Today is Thursday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2009. There are 21 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 10, 1884, Mark Twain's novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was first published, in Canada as well as England (the book was not released in the United States until February 1885). On this date: In 1520, Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant, or face excommunication. In 1817, ...
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5 hours ago ago from PopEater
OSLO, Norway -President Barack Obama is reflecting on past winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, praising many for giving "voice to the voiceless." Obama's first stop in Oslo on Thursday was the Norwegian Nobel Institute, where the Nobel committee meets to decide who wins the prestigious prize. He signed the Nobel guest book there and told reporters it was important to talk about what he had written. He thanked the committee members and noted the ...
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