Recent Posts Tagged With '-nobel prizes'

• Polish Nobel Prize Laureates

  Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 20:19 in -nobel prizes

  Maria Sklodowska-CuriePhoto Credit: Mind FiestaHere I list 25 Nobel Laureates of Polish descent or born on former and present-day Polish land. Those with a * next to the award year are Jewish. Of these 25 Laureates, more than half (13) are Jews. ...

• Leonid Hurwicz and His Nobel of Many Colors

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 17:52 in -nobel prizes

  Photo Credit: WikiJust like Joseph and his coat of many colors (ignoring for the moment that it's a mistranslation from the Hebrew), Leonid Hurwicz is listed in various Nobel Prize Categories. Because his parents were Polish, he is listed as a Polis...

• Number of Jews who have received the Nobel Prize

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 18:41 in -nobel prizes

  Nobel InstitutePhoto by: scottlondonSince 1901 there were 106 years in which Nobel Prizes were awarded. At least one Jew has won in 73 of those years. That is, Jews have won in over 68% of all award years. As of today, 800 individuals have been ...