The Nobel Prize

Calling all teachers! Six lessons on this year's new Nobel Prizes are now ready to be used at nobelprize.org. With one lesson on each 2025 prize, you and your students can take a deep-dive into the world of science, literature and peace. Find all lessons here: https://bit.ly/43hxFLV #NobelPrize

"Boiling it down always, rather than spreading it out thin." - Ernest Hemingway in a letter on 16 October 1933 The slang word “hard-boiled”, used to describe characters and works of art, was a product of twentieth century warfare. To be “hard-boiled” meant to be unfeeling, callous, coldhearted, cynical, rough, obdurate, unemotional, without sentiment. Later to become a literary term, the word originated in American Army World War I training camps, and has been in common, colloquial usage since about 1930. Contemporary literary criticism regarded Ernest Hemingway’s works as marked by his use of this style, which was typical of the era. Indeed, in many respects they were regarded as the embodiment and symbol of hard-boiled literature. However, neither Hemingway the man nor Hemingway the writer should be labeled “hard-boiled” – his style is the only aspect that deserves this epithet, and even that is ambiguous. Learn more about Hemingway's literature: https://bit.ly/2FG6Tm6

Günter Grass, "whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history", was awarded the literature prize in 1999. Besides being a recognised novelist and poet, Grass also worked as a sculptor and graphic artist. Have you read his famous novel 'The Tin Drum'? Photo: Grass and his wife Ute dancing at the Nobel Prize Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1999. © The Nobel Foundation 1999. Photo: Hans Pettersson

Gerty Cori was employed on much less favourable terms than her husband. She became a professor 16 years after him, just two months after they shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947. After receiving the prize, Gerty Cori continued to delve into the metabolic process, discovering new enzymes, the ubiquity of enzymatic functions, and the enzyme deficiency at the heart of several diseases. Learn more about her life and work: https://lnkd.in/dcywH9NT

Meet the person behind the illustrations of the 2025 Nobel Prize laureates. Check out artist Niklas Elmehed. Here he is painting the illustrations for our new medicine laureates, Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi. #NobelPrize

On Global Handwashing Day, we look to Jules Bordet, 1919 Nobel Prize laureate in physiology or medicine. Bordet was awarded the prize for his discoveries relating to immunity, including the identification of the bacterium that causes whooping cough. Together with bacteriologist Octave Gengou, Bordet cultivated B.pertussis and laid the foundations of the generally accepted opinion that this organism is the bacterial cause of whooping cough. In addition to his being an acknowledged world authority in many branches of bacteriology, Bordet was considered to be a great exponent and worker on immunology. Today whooping cough, can be prevented through vaccines and its spread impeded by washing hands with soap and warm water for 20 seconds. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3LgNyZ8

"Who am I to give up when this group of people are never giving up?" Working together with women from different backgrounds, peace laureate Leymah Gbowee helped end the civil war in Liberia. She explains where she gets her inspiration from. Who inspires you never to give up?

From peripheral immune tolerance to a compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art. From macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling to promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela. From metal–organic frameworks to insights into how new technology can drive sustained economical growth. This year's Nobel Prizes have awarded discoveries and achievements that have benefitted humankind in a myriad of ways. See the full list and discover more about the 2025 Nobel Prizes at nobelprize.org. See more: https://lnkd.in/geU555KY

“I had completely forgotten that October was Nobel Prize month!” Physics laureate Michel Devoret had a hard time believing it was true when he learned about his Nobel Prize. “Just to be sure, I called my daughter who is living in Paris, nine hours ahead of me. She was able to see that this is for real,” he tells us. In this interview, Devoret reflects on the excitement of seeing the fruits of research. He also talks about his co-laureate John Clarke, one of his role models.

"There is no peace in Southern Africa. There is no peace because there is no justice. There can be no real peace and security until there be first justice enjoyed by all the inhabitants of that beautiful land." Though he wanted to have a career in medicine, Desmond Tutu was a schoolteacher before he resigned to attend theological college. During the 1980s, Tutu began drawing international attention to apartheid within the country. He was an outspoken critic of apartheid and emphasised nonviolent means of protest. Tutu encouraged the economic boycott of South Africa. Desmond Tutu received the peace prize in 1984 for his opposition to South Africa's brutal apartheid regime. His clear views and his fearless stance made him a unifying symbol.