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| Courtesy of Wikipedia.org |
Well folks, it’s that time of year again. No, not
fall or time to hastily piece together a Halloween costume. It’s Nobel Prize
season! You may be thinking, “What is the Nobel Prize? Why is it important?” Essentially,
the Nobel Prize is one of the highest honors that someone can earn in his/her
lifetime (you can’t win a Noble Prize if you are dead). The prize is named
after chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel. Near the end of his life, Nobel was
shamed by the fact that many of his inventions, including dynamite, ushered in
a new era of military destruction on a massive scale.1 He decided
that he would dedicate his vast fortune to the establishment of a prize for
individuals whose work has benefitted all of mankind. Nobel Prizes are awarded
every year in the fields of chemistry, physics, medicine/physiology,
literature, economics, and peace. For more information, you can visit the
website for the Nobel Prize www.nobelprize.org.
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