Nobel Prizes are in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. Nobel Prizes are typically the highest honors possible in their respective professions. The award ceremonies are held on an annual basis. Each awardee receives a gold medal, a diploma, and monetary compensation. But how many Nobel Prize winners experimented on themselves? In 8 […]
A sperm bank is a facility or business that buys, stores, and sells human sperm. Men who are known as sperm donors generate and sell sperm. The sperm is purchased by or for someone else to achieve a pregnancy or pregnancies other than by a sexual partner. Donor sperm is sperm sold by a sperm
Sir James Chadwick was an English physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1935 for his discovery of the neutron. Ironically, Chadwick did not intend to study physics for his undergraduate degree. There was a slight miscommunication that led to this, but the bigger question is, what did he want to study back
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Irene Joliot-Curie was born on September 12, 1897. She was a French chemist, physicist, and politician. Just like her mother, Curie was a world-renowned genius in science. She has achieved so many great things, including a noble prize and several awards. But did she actually live up to her name? Irene Curie and her husband
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Malaria is endemic to tropical regions and is usually acquired from being bitten by the female Anopheles mosquito. In the early part of the twentieth century, there were no treatments for the disease. But did you know that the cure for Malaria was developed in the early seventies? A Chinese pharmaceutical chemist, Tu Youyou, discovered
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When we hear Nobel Prize, we picture people who have made significant contributions to humanity. But did you know that Alfred Nobel left behind an enormous amount of money to fund the prizes? The cash award for winning a Nobel Prize is about $1 million. The awards are paid from the interest earned by Alfred
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What would you do when you browse through the obituaries and find one dedicated to you? There are not too many instances when that happens, but did you know Alfred Nobel, the man behind the Nobel Prize, read his own obituary? In 1888, Alfred Nobel read his own obituary entitled “The Merchant of Death is
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The world is a much better place thanks to the women who fought for equal rights. Back in the day, women were not allowed to vote, or even go to school. So how did the great minds of their generation get the proper education they needed? Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel
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