Notable Nobel Prize Laureates

The Nobel prize is one of the highest awards that a man or woman can receive for their achievements in the fields of literature, economics, chemistry, medicine, physics and peace. Here are some of the world’s most important Noble laureates.

Marie Curie – Born Maria Sklodowska in Warsaw Poland, Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Noble Prize. To date she is the only woman in history to become double Noble laureate in two different categories (physics and chemistry). She and her husband, Pierre Curie also a Noble prize winner are credited for the discovery of radium and polonium and for the development of the X-ray.

Albert Einstein – German-born physicist, Albert Einstein is considered by many to be the smartest person to have ever lived. He is known for his theories of relativity and for his immense contribution in the field of theoretical physics. He became a Nobel laureate in 1921 when he won the physics prize for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. During the 1930s he left Germany and immigrated to the US as he was targeted by the Nazis. Many believe that without Einstein the usage of atomic energy would have become a reality much later in history and therefore is credited to be the “Father of atomic power”.

Jean-Paul Sartre – French philosopher, intellectual and writer Jean-Paul Sartre is perhaps one of the most controversial Noble laureate in history. He was awarded the Noble prize for Literature in 1964 but to the surprise of the world declined to receive his award thus becoming the first person to turn down a Noble prize. Despite this he still recorded as a winner in the archives of the Nobel Federation.

Sir Alexander Fleming – Biologist, doctor and bacteriologist, Alexander Fleming is arguably the most famous British Nobel laureate. He won the Prize for Medicine in 1945 along with his colleagues Sir Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect on a wide selection of infectious illnesses. You can learn more about Sir Alexander Fleming and his lifetime achievement by visiting the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum in London as soon as your removal to the English capital is over. Don’t be timid into using professional man and van services as you can drastically speed up and facilitate your removal.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn – Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist and historian who is known for being imprisoned in a Soviet labour camp after heavily criticising the communist regime. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970 for his novel “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” which exposed to the world the harsh, brutal and inhumane way of life in the Soviet gulag. Another high-famed novel of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is “The Gulag Archipelago” for which he was won numerous literary accolades.

Other notable Nobel Prize winners:

• Martin Luther King Jr., Peace Prize
• Hermann Muller, Prize for Medicine
• Sir Clive Granger, Prize of Economics
• Nelson Mandela, Peace Prize
• Mother Teresa, Peace Prize
• Pablo Neruda, Prize for Literature