Boeing & Nobel Prize

Boeing Company

Boeing, known for their defense systems and aircraft has been in the papers lately, as their new design for more fuel efficient planes have finally hit the market. An underground drug ring in one of the plants in Philadelphia has also been uncovered. Of the 37 arrests, authorities claim that none were directly employed with Boeing.

Nobel Prize

It’s that time of year again! The annual Nobel Prize will be handed out this year for in the fields of: Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Medicine, Economics and the advancement of World Peace. Awards will be distributed later this week.

Credo Reference Topic Pages is a great way to get basic information about a subject. Background information is provided along with linking into current magazine and newspaper articles all in full text!

Brain Teaser – Nobel Prizes

This week: Nobel Prizes

The US President, Barack Obama, recently received the Nobel Peace Prize. Can you answer these questions about the Nobel

Prizes and the man who is commemorated by them? Need help?  Use Credo Reference.

1. In which country are most of the Nobel Prizes awarded?

2. Name the English dramatist who wrote such plays as “The Birthday Party”, “The Dumb Waiter” and “The Caretaker” and won

the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature.

3. Alfred Nobel invented dynamite – true or false?

4. The Russian author famous for the novel “Doctor Zhivago” was awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize for Literature but was

forced to reject it. What was his name?

5. Which international organisation has won the Nobel Peace Prize three times?

6. The author of “Malone Dies” and “Endgame”” was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature. What was his name?

7. Which former US president won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002?

8. Which French couple won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 for research on radiation phenomena?

9. Alfred Nobel originally funded prizes in five subjects. Name all five of them.

10. Which wooden material was invented by Alfred Nobel’s father, Immanuel?

Find the answers here.

The Nobel Prize as Peacemaker

ProQuest Historical Newspapers – New York Times and The Los Angeles Times

If, as many suspected, the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was given to Obama as less an award for past accomplishments and more a tool to further the ultimate goal of world peace, it was not the first time the prize had been used in this way. The Nobel Peace Prize has often served as a peacemaking tool, though it has stirred controversy in each instance.

After Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 and two Nobel committee members resigned in protest, the Norwegian parliament held a debate to determine whether the principles and organization of the committee should be changed.

In this ProQuest Historical Newspapers activity, learn about the Nobel Committee’s decision in 1973, as well as 1978 and 1994, to award the prize to individuals with violent backgrounds for work on conflicts that were far from resolved.

Then, decide for yourself how the prize winners should be chosen.