Nobel Prize winners announced

The 2009 Nobel Prize winners were announced throughout the week.

The United States’ Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, and Jack W. Szostak each took 1/3 of the prize in medicine or physiology.

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan of the United Kingdom, Thomas A. Steitz of the United States, and Ada E. Yonath of Israel shared 1/3 of the prize in chemistry.

Germany’s Herta Müller won in the literature category.

Charles K. Kao of China was awarded 1/2 the prize in physics, splitting it with Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith, both of the United States, taking 1/4 of the prize.

President Barack Obama was awarded the peace prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”

Out of all the recipients, President Obama’s selection was the most disputed.  Supporters argued that Obama’s efforts to curb nuclear weapons was reason enough, whereas critics argued that the President has achieved little in his 9 months in the White House, and that the award was based upon his international celebrity status.  Turn into local news channels at 11 AM EST Friday to hear Obama’s statement about the award.

The Nobel Prize in economics will be announced next Monday, October 12.

For additional information about Nobel prizes, this year’s recipients, and past winners, please visit http://nobelprize.org/.

Re-thinking the eco-friendly car

I absolutely love these two stories because they question the idea that the typical “hybrid” is the auto-industries immaculate conception. Reminding us to question what at first seems the easy answer, and demand the right answer.

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