He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906, partly for showing that cathode rays in electrified gases were composed of ‘negative corpuscles’, soon to be known as electrons. Thomson was the son of ...
Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse, 64, is the recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. Often compared to Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) and Harold Pinter (1930-2008) by the European and ...
The University of Manchester has a history of attracting world-renowned researchers and teachers. We boast no fewer than 25 Nobel Prize winners amongst our current and former staff and students.
Narcissist eyebrows, insect researchers with a fear of spiders and an alligator inhaling helium were among the topics of scientific studies honoured with awards in this year's Ig Nobel Prizes on ...
CICERO, N.Y. — One second-prize-winning ticket for the April 22 Powerball drawing was sold in Cicero. The New York Lottery Tuesday announced the ticket was sold at the Wegmans located on ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin returns to Springfield to discuss her most recent book "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s" that recounts her final years ...
1998;98:2365–2366 Nitric oxide was named “Molecule of the Year” in 1992 by the journal Science, but it took another 6 years for those responsible for the major discoveries surrounding it to win the ...
Another week, another monstrous purse on the PGA Tour (taken home by Scottie Scheffler). The first signature event to be played following the 2024 Masters took place in Hilton Head, South Carolina ...
The LVMH Prize has announced its list of finalists for the 2024 edition. They are: Aubero by Julian Louie from the United States, Duran Lantink from the Netherlands, Hodakova by Ellen Hodakova Larsson ...
Romer received the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel “for integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis.” He shared the prize with ...
Like all who care about the future of the NHS, I was alarmed to learn from the landmark Times Health Commission that there is a shortfall of 42,000 nursing posts throughout the UK and that this ...