Nobel Collection (page 7)

Title page of Oeuvres de Pierre Curie, Paris, 1908. Pierre Curie (1859-1906) French chemist

Frederick Grant Banting (1891-1941) Canadian physiologist who with his assistant, CH Best, discovered Insulin (1921). Nobel prize for medicine 1923. Photograph courtesy of The Nobel Foundation

Johannes Diderik Van Der Waals (1837-1923) Dutch physicist. Nobel prize for physics 1910. 1873 equation defining physical state of gas or liquid. Obverse of commemorative medal

Nobel Explosives Company Limited, Ardeer, Ayrshire. Cartridge packed with Dynamite made at the factory. From The Illustrated London News, 16 April 1884

(Jean) Frederick Joliot-Curie (1900-1958), French physicist. Became assistant to Marie Curie in 1925. In 1926 married Irene Curie

Marie Curie (1867-1935) Polish-born French physicist who, with her husband Pierre (1859-1906), centre, carried out research on radioactivity and shared the Nobel prize for physics with him

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919) British physicist. Nobel Prize for Physics 1904. Discovered the element Argon, one of the noble (inert) gases

Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre (1859-1906) Curie. With their daughter Irene in 1908, in the garden of their house on Boulevard Kellermann, Paris

Alfred Nobel (1833-96) Swedish chemist and inventor. Dynamite. Endowed Nobel Prizes

Emil von Behring (1854-1917) German immunologist and bacteriologist. Awarded first Nobel prize for physiology or medicine, 1901. Engraving, 1902

Ilya Ilich Mechnikov ( Elie Metchnikoff 1845-1916) Russian zoologist who continued Pasteurs work. Discovered phagocytes, cells which destroy infective organisms

Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) New Zealand-born physicist. Subatomic physics. Nobel prize for Chemistry 1908. Tinted photograph

Enrico Fermi (1901-54) Italian-born American nuclear physicist. Nobel prize for physics 1938, shown here at control of Chicago synchro-cyclotron c1942

Howard Walter Florey (1898-1968) Australian pathologist: isolation and purification of Penicillin. Shared Nobel prize for medicine and physiology with Fleming and Chain in 1945

Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen (1845-1923) German physicist: X-rays. Nobel prize for Physics 1901

Jean Henri Dunant (1828-1910) Swiss philanthropist, 1902. Dunant inspired the foundation of International Red Cross after battle of Solferino (1859)

Wilhelm Roentgens (1845-1923) X-ray photograph of his wifes hand: 1896. For his work on electromagnetic radiation and discovery of X-rays Roentgen awarded 1901 Nobel prize for Physics

Ernest RUTHERFORD (1871-1937) New Zealand atomic physicist, Nobel prize for chemistry 1908

Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. Award Nobel prize for physics jointly with her husband, Pierre, and Henri Becquerel for work on radioactivity (1903)

Max Planck (1858-1947) German theoretical physicist. Quantum Theory. Nobel prize for physics, 1918

Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. From a picture published 1910

Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist, in 1925 with her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie (1897-1956), nuclear physicist, who worked as her mothers assistant at the Radium Institute, Paris

William Ramsay (1852-1916) Scottish chemist. With Rayleigh discovered inert gas Argon 1894. Nobel prize for chemistry 1904

Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) Italian-born American physicist. Atomic energy. Awarded Nobel prize for physics

Wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen (1845-1913) German physicist. Discovery of X-rays (1895). Awarded first Nobel prize for physics, 1901. Engraving, 1902

Francis Harry Compton Crick (1916-2004), British microbiologist. Crick discovered the molecular structure of DNA. He shared the 1962 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine with James Dewey Watson

Ernst Boris Chain (1906-1979), German-born British biochemist. Chain, with Howard Florey, purified penicillin. He shared the 1945 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine with Florey

Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) French physicist. In 1896 Becquerel discovered that uranium, when placed on a sealed, light-tight photographic plate, exposed the plate

Medal commemorating the discovery of penicillin. Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) discovered penicillin in 1928

Linus Pauling (1901-1994) American chemist, c1954. Award the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1954 and Nobel peace prize in 1962 for his campaigning for a nuclear test-ban treaty

Robert Andrews Millikan (1868-1953) American physicist. 20th century. Awarded Nobel prize for physics in 1923 for determination of charge of electron. In 1925 he coined the term cosmic rays

William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) English physicist. Founder of X-ray crystallography, he is shown here using an X-ray spectrometer

Alfred Nobel (1833-96) Swedish chemist and inventor. Dynamite. Endowed Nobel Prizes

Emil Fischer (1852-1919) German chemist: Nobel prize for chemistry 1904

Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1928. In 1945 he shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine with Howard Florey (1898-1968)

Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) Swedish physicist and chemist: Nobel prize for chemistry 1903. Photograph. Universitetsbibliotek, Uppsala

Menachem Begin (1913-1992) Polish-born Israeli statesman: shared Nobel peace prize with Sadat (1973). Photograph courtesy of The Nobel Foundation

George von Bekesy (1899-1972) Hungarian-born American physiologist: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1961: function of inner ear. Photograph

(Antoine) Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) French physicist: Fluorescence: Radioactivity: shared 1903 Nobel prize for physics with Pierre and Marie Curie

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) English journalist, novelist and poet born in India. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907

Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916) Polish historical novelist who received the Nobel prize for Literature in 1905. His novel Quo Vadis (1895), set in Rome during the time of the emperor Nero

Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) Norwegian Arctic explorer, scientist and diplomat. Nobel prize for peace 1920. Nansen on skis in the summer of 1896 at the time of his return to Franz-Joseph Land after

Nobel Brothers oil wells at Baku (Baky or Baki), Azerbaijan, on the Caspian Sea. Engraving from The Illustrated London News (London, 3 July 1886)

A train of tankers carrying oil from the Nobel Brothers oil wells at Baku (Baky or Baki), Azerbaijan, for distribution in Russia. Engraving from The Illustrated London News (London, 10 July 1886)

Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) Labour (socialist) politician and trade union leader born in Glasgow, Scotland. Home Secretary. Foreign Secretary (1929-1931). Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1934)

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), British Conservative statesman. Prime Minister 1040-1945 and 1951-1955. Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature, 1953

Heinrich Mann (1871-1950), left, and Thomas Mann (1875-1955) German novelists. In 1929 Thomas was awarded the Nobel prize for literature. From a photograph. Halftone

Svante August Arrhenius (1859-1927) Swedish physicist and chemist; Nobel prize for Chemistry 1902; Director of Nobel Institute 1905. Picture of Arrhenius in his laboratory published 1909

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"Nobel: Celebrating the Brilliance of Scientific Minds and Artistic Souls" The concept encompasses a vast array of achievements in science, literature, and peace. From the intricate Cortical grey matter schema by Santiago Ramon Y Cajal to the detailed Histological Diagram of a Mammalian Retina, Nobel laureates have left an indelible mark on human knowledge. One such luminary was Paul Dirac, who received the prestigious Nobel Prize in 1933 for his groundbreaking work in quantum mechanics. His contributions revolutionized our understanding of the subatomic world and paved the way for countless scientific advancements. Santiago Ramon Y Cajal himself was honored with a Nobel Prize in 1906 for his pioneering research on the structure of neurons. This Spanish scientist's meticulous studies laid the foundation for modern neuroscience and forever changed our perception of how our brains function and has recognized exceptional individuals outside the realm of science. Marie Curie, a Polish physicist and chemist, became not only one but two-time recipient of this esteemed award. Her groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity remain unparalleled to this day. W. B Yeats' poetic genius earned him recognition as well when he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. His profound words continue to resonate with readers worldwide, leaving an enduring legacy that transcends time. Tagore, another literary maestro from India, captivated hearts with his soul-stirring works that explored themes like love, spirituality, and societal change. The Swedish Academy acknowledged his brilliance by awarding him with a Nobel Prize in Literature. In addition to these luminaries' accomplishments stands Roentgen X-Rays Patient - an anonymous figure representing all those whose lives were transformed by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen's discovery. By harnessing X-rays' power to see inside living organisms without invasive procedures or surgery, Roentgen revolutionized medical diagnostics forever.