What’s All the Fuss About? Exploring the 2019 Nobel Prize Contributions (Part 1) Debrief of the Prizes in Chemistry, Physics and Literature
Chemistry
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 was awarded jointly to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino "for the development of lithium-ion batteries."
Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 was awarded "for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's place in the cosmos" with one half to James Peebles "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology", the other half jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star."
Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2019 was awarded to Peter Handke "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience."
Peter Handke by
Call Number: PT2668.A5 Z635 1993, 3rd FLOOR MEZZANINEISBN: 9780805782813Publication Date: 1993-01-01
- Peter Handke in Gale Literary SourcesIncludes reprints of criticisms from many different sources
