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- 51: Arthur Kornberg
- ... single strand of DNA acts as a pattern for the formation of a new strand of nucleotides-the building blocks of DNA. In 1959, Kornberg along with Ochoa shared the Nobel Prize for their "discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid." His work established the basic mechanism of all DNA polymerases in nature and ... infections. The Stanford researchers have continued to study DNA polymerase to further understanding of the structure of that enzyme and how it works. Kornberg has used his status as a Nobel Laureate on behalf of various causes. Arthur Kornberg is an expert in DNA replication, and in particular DNA polymerases. He is currently an active Professor Emeritus in the Department of ...
- 52: The Forever Changing Economy
- ... as forecasting and credibilty is needed. New Keynesian models and real business cycle models have evolved from the rational expectaions model.(cite 13) The lack of representation of macroeconomists among Nobel Prize winners since 1987 reflects the disorganized state of macroeconomics. Macroeconomists have focused more on mathematical theories than real world applications, and they have been unable to explain fluctuations in ... policymakers have multiple policy instruments at their disposal that can be used alternately or in some combination to manipulate their economies.(cite 11) Another problem is that elite economists, including Nobel Prize and John Bates Clark medal winners, have had their papers rejected by journals for reasons ranging from excessive mathematical analysis to using sexist language.(cite 13) Some of the ...
- 53: Martin Luther King Jr. 3
- Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968), American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner, one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement and a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest. King s challenges to segregation and racial discrimination in the ... education and employment. As a result of King s effectiveness as a leader of the American civil rights movement and his highly visible moral stance he was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize for peace. Selma Marches In 1965 SCLC joined a voting-rights protest march that was planned to go from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery, more than ...
- 54: Dawn
- ... various times for the French, Jewish, periodical, L’Arche, Tel-Aviv newspaper Yediot Ahronot, and the Jewish daily forward in New York City. Francois mauriac the Roman Catholic Nobelest and Nobel Laureate convinced Wiesel to speak about the Holocaust. Wiesel wrote an 800 page memoir which he later edited into a smaller version called "Night". In the mid 60’s Wiesel ... The Fifth Son", "Legends Of Our Time", "One Generation After", "A Jew Today", "Souls On Fire", 5 Biblical Figures", and "Somewhere A Hero". Eventually Wiesel went on to win an Nobel Peace Prize. The book Dawn concerns about the experiences of a survivor just after the World War who joins the Jewish Underground efforts to form an independent Israeli state. This ...
- 55: Teddy Bear
- ... to the monroe Doctrine prevented the establishment of foreign bases in the Caribbean and arrogated the sole right of intervention in Latin America to the United States. Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War. He was the first American to win a Nobel Prize. He reached a Gentleman's agreement on immigration with Japan. In 1907, Roosevelt decided to display American naval power. He sent 16 new battleships on a good-will tour ...
- 56: Paul Ehrlich
- ... possibly have a life expectancy rate of 40 years. 4. Recognition and Awards Ehrlich received many awards and a lot of recognition for his discoveries. In 1908, Ehrlich shared the Nobel Prize with Methnikoff for their work on immunity. Ehrlich was nominated two other times for the award. These times were for his contribution to chemotherapy. Ehrlich was awarded the Prussian ... Vol. 11. Pages 172. May 1, 1996. Gillispie, Charles Coulston. Dictionary of Scientific Biography Volume 3. New York. Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1980. Pages 295-303. Leyden, John G. From Nobel Prize to Courthouse Battle; Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Wonder Drug’ for Syphilis Won Him Acclaim but Also Led Critics to Hound Him. The Washington Post. Page Z16. July 27, 1997.
- 57: Atomic Bomb
- ... a nuclear bomb. In 1940, Szilard and Teller were granted a mere $6,000 to begin experiments in nuclear fission. The duo enlisted the help of the winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938, Enrico Fermi. Since much of the United States early nuclear research been conducted at New York's Columbia University, the federal government assigned the Manhattan ... 000 was now being pumped into the project. The Manhattan Project's team was allowed to employ the country's brightest mathematicians and its most highly trained technical people. Twelve Nobel Prize winners were also enlisted in the undertaking. Highly skilled men and women were in short supply in wartime, but they were routinely snatched off their jobs and set to ...
- 58: Teddy Roosevelt
- ... cost them more to continue the war. In the end, Roosevelt persevered and brought peace to the region. For his part in the Russo-Japanese Treaty Roosevelt would win a Nobel Peace Prize in 1906, becoming the first American to win any Nobel Prize.
- 59: The Atomic Bomb
- ... Hans Bethe. He was somewhat like a mentor to Richard. They both worked on solving how much fissionable material it would take for the bomb to explode. Feyman won a Nobel Peace Prize for inventing the Feyman diagrams in 1965. He then died in 1988 after fighting cancer for many years. Enrico Fermi, was born on September 29,1901 in Rome ... He got his Ph.D. at the University of Pisa, in Italy, in 1922. Enrico split a uranium atom at University of Michigan at a lecture. He was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work. Fermi was the first to create a sustained nuclear fission chain reaction. He did this at the University of Chicago on December 2, 1942. This ...
- 60: Theodore Roosevelt
- ... wildlife and resources. In 1905 Roosevelt helped end the Russo-Japanese War. He created peace talks which ended with the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth. Theodore Roosevelt won a Nobel Peace Prize for helping with the friction of Japan. He was the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This was a great accomplishment for Teddy Roosevelt. Relations with Japan became strained after segregation problems occurred in San Francisco came about. Roosevelt, afraid of a possible attack ...
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