Chemistry
Interview with Sir Fraser Stoddart on 22 September 2017
Interview
“I am now labelled as a Twitter monster!” Sir Fraser Stoddart was interviewed in his lab at Northwestern University by Nobel Media’s Rasmus Lundgren on 15 September 2017 to discuss his first year as a Nobel Laureate, what he is working on now, and why he has become such an avid Twitter user. [caption id=”attachment_25879″…
moreJean-Marie Lehn – Interview
Interview
Interview transcript Welcome to the Nobel interview, Professor Jean-Marie Lehn. You are one of a few French Nobel Prize winners I would say. How did the prize change your life or academic work? Jean-Marie Lehn: It didn’t change my work because when you are a scientist you have your own way of…
moreMarie Curie – Other resources
Other resources
Links to other sites Video Marie Curie receives the ACR (American College of Radiology) Gold Medal in July, 1931. This is the only known film in which you can hear the voice of Marie Curie.
moreFacts on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Facts
On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes, the Nobel Prizes. As described in Nobel’s will one part was dedicated to “the person who shall have made the most important chemical discovery or improvement”. Learn more about the Nobel…
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded **num_prize_che** times to **num_award_che** Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and **last_awarded_year_che**. Frederick Sanger and Barry Sharpless have both been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice. This means that a total of **num_laureate_che** individuals have received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Click on the links to get…
moreSir J. Fraser Stoddart – Interview
Interview
Interview, October 2019 Fraser Stoddart © Nobel Media. Photo: Rasmus Lundgren “You’ve got to break the rules” During his career, which spans more than six decades, Fraser Stoddart has broken rules and, on occasions, upset the research establishment. His journey started in 1942 outside Edinburgh, Scotland, where he spent his early school years also working…
moreBernard L. Feringa – Interview
Interview
Interview, January 2023 “Be open … and together you can do marvellous things” On 26 January 2023, Ben Feringa, Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 2016, was joined by 14 students from all over the world and from different disciplines within science for a conversation on the topic of being a scientist. Dr. Feringa gave…
moreJean-Pierre Sauvage – Interview
Interview
Jean-Pierre Sauvage talks about the artefact he donated to the Nobel Museum, what brought him to science (6:07), when he got the idea that led to the discovery (7:40), chemical machines (10:36), his work in the laboratory (13:12) and about what’s important in life (17:29).
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