Last week the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to James […]
Posts Tagged ‘Nobel Prize’
What a Great Idea!
Not too many people know that the world’s first digital laser was invented in South Africa, or that in the 1980s two […]
Awaiting the Call from Stockholm
It’s the first week of October when many researchers who believe they may be candidates for the Nobel Prize are awaiting […]
Anatomy of a Biography
When Allan MacLeod Cormack, joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1979 for “the development of computer assisted tomography” passed […]
On a Long Hike with No End in Sight
Every four years since 1950, the International Mathematical Union (IMU) has awarded the Fields Medal to provide recognition and support for […]
Holography: Radiology’s Future?
In 1971 the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Dennis Gabor “for his invention and development of the holographic method.” His […]
For the Greatest Benefit to Mankind
When Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, died on 10 December 1896, he left the bulk of his considerable estate for […]
First Laugh, Then Think
It’s that time of year again when we anxiously wait to learn who will be awarded a Nobel Prize for […]
CapeTalk Features CapeRay
The first rule of marketing is to grab every opportunity that comes along to promote your company and its brand. […]
An Illegitimate Dose Model?
In December 1946 the American scientist Hermann Muller was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine “for the discovery of the production of […]