Praising the Tall Poppy ~ Celebrating Our Heroes
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Australian Nobel Prize Winners
The Nobel Prize is considered the most prestigious prize in the world and receives worldwide coverage by the print media, radio and television.
So far, the youngest Nobel Laureate since the awards started, was Australian Lawrence Bragg. He was only 25 when he and his father jointly receive it for Physics in 1915.
In 2006 the amount awarded totalled 10 million Kroners (almost 2 million in Australian dollars) per full Prize. The amount varies because it comes from the interest earned from the fund created from the estate of Alfred Nobel.
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005 The prize was awarded jointly to J. Robin Warren and Barry J. Marshall for the discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and
its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005 The prize was awarded jointly to J. Robin Warren and Barry J. Marshall for the discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and
its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1996 The prize was awarded jointly to Peter C. Doherty and Rolf M. Zinkernagel for their discoveries concerning the specificity of the cell mediated immune defence. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1975 The prize was divided equally for Sir John Warcup Cornforth's work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed
reactions and Vladimir Prelog's research into the stereochemistry of organic molecules and reactions. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1973 The prize was awarded to Patrick White for an epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature.
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The Award Ceremony The awarding ceremony for the Nobel Prize winners takes place each year on the 10th of December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. Alfred Nobel was a the Swedish-born inventor and international industrialist. The festival day of the Nobel Foundation takes place at the Stockholm Concert Hall (Stockholms Konserthus) in Sweden. His Majesty the King of Sweden, hands each Nobel Laureate a diploma, a medal and a document confirming the Prize amount. The Banquet After the Ceremony, Nobel Laureates and their families are honoured at the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall (Stockholms Stadshus). Approximately 1,300 people attend the Banquet. Their Majesties the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family of Sweden are guests of honour at both the Ceremony and the Nobel Banquet. |
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1970
The prize was awarded jointly to Sir Bernard Katz, Ulf von Euler and Julius Axelrod for their discoveries concerning the humoral
transmitters in the nerve terminals and the mechanisms for their storage, release and inactivation.
Sir Bernard Katz (26 March 1911 - 20 April 2003)
Born in Leipzig, German and became a naturalized Australian citizen in 1941.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1963
The prize was awarded jointly to Sir John Carew Eccles, Sir Alan Hodgkin and Sir Andrew Fielding Huxley for
their discoveries concerning the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition in the peripheral and central portions of the nerve cell membrane.
Sir John Carew Eccles (1903 - 1997)
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960
The prize was awarded jointly to Sir Frank MacFarlane Burnet and Sir Peter
Brian Medawar for their discovery of acquired immunological tolerance.
Sir Frank MacFarlane Burnet (1899 - 1985)
Born in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, Melbourne Aus
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945
The prize was awarded jointly to Lord Howard Walter Florey, Sir Alexander Fleming, and Sir Ernst Boris
Chain for their discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases.
Lord Howard Walter Florey (1898 - 1968)
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Oxford University, Great Britain
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915
The prize was awarded jointly to Sir William Lawrence Brag and his father Sir William Henry Bragg for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays.
Sir William Lawrence Bragg (1890 - 1971)
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Victoria University, Manchester, Great Britain
More Information
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