Galerie

Nobel Prize winning women

Since 1901, 60 women have been awarded a Nobel Prize. From first-ever winner Marie Curie to more recent winners, this gallery celebrates outstanding accomplishments in Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Literature and Peace. Curated by the Europeana XX project.

Finnish Heritage Agency

fyysinen kuvaus: pysty; mustavalkoinen

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Narodowy Instytut Audiowizualny

An editorial program devoted to new Polish book releases. The guest of this special episode is the German writer Herta Müller. The program is co-produced by the National Audiovisual Institute and Polish Television.

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TV3 Catalan Television

Malala Yousafzai has become a global symbol for her advocacy of girls' education. Since it was attacked in 2012, lives in exile and has received numerous awards. At 17, he is the youngest person to have been awarded the Nobel Prize.

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Toy Museum of the City of Nuremberg

Nils Holgersson. The transformation. The book on the current television series; Boy: Nils Holgersson & Hamster: Crumbs & box cars/Boller cars & Goose

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Library of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
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Deutsche Welle

Cape therefore on Lesotho where 3 March was celebrated, African environment day, named: Wangari Maathai day. A day in memory of Kenyan, fervent defender of nature and Nobel peace prize

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Postmuseum

Minnesmedalj i brons, rund, ingår i serien "SvenskaNobelpristagare i litteratur", utförd av skulptören Gustaf Nordahl.Åtsidan visar författaren Selma Lagerlöfs porträtt i profil, med textenligt MRK. Frånsidan visar ett motiv ur Nils Holgersson o…

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Postmuseum

Wislawa Szymborska

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International Institute of Social History
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Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Wellcome. 1988 Nobel Prize winners in medicine. Dr. Gertrude B. Elion ; Dr. George H. Hitchings. Photograph by Will & Deni McIntyre. Lettering on printed mount and cover; includes the unicorn (logo of the Wellcome company) Print catalogued …

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Wellcome Collection

Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909-2012) was an Italian neurobiologist and joint-recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF). Levi-Montalcini attended the University of Turin Medical School having ove…

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Theater Museum Vienna

Figure/Person: Elfriede Jelinek

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