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Dec 10, 2022
Author John Steinbeck Accepts Nobel Prize for Literature
Dec. 10, 1962 - American author John Steinbeck (right) accepted his Nobel Prize for Literature in Stockholm today. After expressing his...
Oct 18, 2022
Three Biophysicists Win Nobel Prize
Oct. 18, 1962 - Three biophysicists — two from Britain and one from the U.S. — were named today as winners of the 1962 Nobel Prize for...
Apr 30, 2022
President Kennedy Welcomes Nobel Prize Winners to White House
Apr. 30, 1962 - Much of the cream of scientific America gathered at the White House last night for a dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners....
Aug 20, 2021
Percy W. Bridgman, Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist, Commits Suicide
Aug. 20, 1961 - Percy W. Bridgman, a retired Harvard University professor and a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, was found dead at his...
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