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According to PSR, which shared the 1985 Nobel Prize for Peace for itswork with Soviet physicians on the risks of nuclear war, severaladditional nuclear policies need to be addressed successfully in orderto take advantage of the new US-Russian strategic partnership. In orderto reduce the remaining risks of nuclear terror or inadvertent use ofnuclear weapons, the two sides should immediately undertake very deepreductions of strategic weapons - into the hundreds - while developingplans to move more quickly to implement Article VI of the NuclearNon-Proliferation Treaty.
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Winning a Nobel Prize is a life-changing honor. Whether the laureate is an internationally known figure (such as Mother Teresa, winner of the 1979 Peace Prize) or a scientist plucked from obscurity (like Richard R. Ernst, who won the 1991 prize in chemistry for refinements in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy), the award brings with it worldwide recognition that highlights one's life work and provides the funds to continue and further the mission. For academics and institutions, a Nobel Prize is used to attract the best and the brightest minds, whether students or scholars.
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The Nobel Prize for Prof. Giacconi recognizes his enablement of the birth of X-ray astronnomy. This led to the discovery of neutron stars that accerete matter from a binary companion, releasing large amounts of gravitational energy. These objects periodically emit large flashes of X-rays as a result of nuclear reactions taking place in the built-up material. The exact details of what takes place awaits further illucidation of the nature of neutrons stars and the underlying nuclear physics. New nuclear physics facilities such as RIA will make a major contribution to this understanding. ...more
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Milton Friedman (born 1912) Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, 1976 -- An influential economist, Friedman’s most important economic theory relates to “permanent income,” as explained in his 1957 book, A Theory of the Consumption Function. On display: Briefcase, handwritten notes, and portrait (ca. 1965).
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[T]here’s more thought-worthy prizes to come: On Wednesday, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be announced. Monday, Oct. 9th it’s the Economics Prize, and Friday, Oct. 13, it will be the Peace Prize.
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Some Nobel Prizes have been awarded for applied rather than basic scientific discoveries. However, some significant engineering discoveries don't really fit into the major categories in which Nobel Prizes are awarded. One of the more prominent awards given in engineering is the Draper Prize.
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