[Worldkings] Top 100 pioneers in all fields (P. 18) Alfred Nobel (Sweden): The man who laid the foundation for the establishment of the most prestigious award in the world, the Nobel Prize
24-03-2023
(Worldkings.org) Alfred Nobel was the visionary and major contributor to the founding of the Nobel Prize, arguably the world's most famous and respected award.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day – December 17, 2022- Otto Hahn Discovers Nuclear Fission in 1938
17-12-2022
(worldkings.org) In 1938, Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann discovered nuclear fission, for which Hahn received the 1944 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day – December 10, 2022 - The first Nobel Prize Award Ceremony was held in 1901
09-12-2022
(worldkings.org) Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist most famously known for the invention of dynamite. He died in 1896. In his will, he bequeathed all of his "remaining realisable assets" to be used to establish five prizes which became known as "Nobel Prizes."
WORLDKINGS - On This Day – November 27, 2022 - At the Swedish–Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies, in 1895
27-11-2022
(Worldkings.org) Alfred Bernhard Nobel (21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - June 24, 2022 - German chemist, Friedrich Karl Bergius invented a way to convert coal dust and hydrogen directly into gasoline and lubricating oils without isolating intermediate products, in 1921
24-06-2022
(Worldkings.org) Chemist and German industrialist born in Goldschmieden (near Breslau) on October 11, 1884 and died in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on March 30, 1949. In 1931, he received the Nobel Prize in chemistry, shared with Carl Bosch (1874-1940), for his discoveries about the influence of the high pressures in the chemical reactions.
[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.303) Marie Curie (Poland): World's first woman to win a Nobel Prize
07-06-2022
(worldkings.org) Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in Physics, 1903) , the first person and the only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. On June 07th, 2022, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Marie Curie as “World's first woman to win a Nobel Prize”.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day – December 10, 2021- The first Nobel Prize Award Ceremony was held in 1901
10-12-2021
(worldkings.org) Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist most famously known for the invention of dynamite. He died in 1896. In his will, he bequeathed all of his "remaining realisable assets" to be used to establish five prizes which became known as "Nobel Prizes."
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Africa Records Institute (AFRI) – Allan MacLeod Cormack: Physician invents world's first theory of X-ray computed tomography
25-03-2020
(Worldkings.org) Allan MacLeod Cormack is the physician who invented the world's first X-ray computed tomography.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) – Theodore Roosevelt: First American to win Nobel Peace prize
07-01-2020
(Worldkings.org) Theodore Roosevelt is the first American to win Nobel Peace prize.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Australia Records Institute (AURI) – Frank Macfarlane Burnet: Scientist wins Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for predicting acquired immune tolerance
07-01-2020
(Worldkings.org) Frank Macfarlane Burnet won Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for predicting acquired immune tolerance.