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Antitrust Conversations with Nobel Laureates

Thibault Schrepel, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne offers Antitrust Conversations with Nobel Laureates. ABSTRACT: This publication features three conversations on antitrust law with Nobel Prize laureates in Economics: Edward C. Prescott, Angus S. Deaton & Oliver D. Hart. They aim at… … Continue reading

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China dissident Liu Xiaobo awarded Nobel Peace Prize in absentia

[JURIST] Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize in absentia Friday in Oslo, Norway. The prize was laid in an empty chair following the ceremony. It would normally be … Continue reading

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The Father and the Son Shared the Nobel Prize in Physics

Bragg, William Henry              Sir William Henry Bragg, the son of an officer in the merchant navy, was born on July 2, 1862, near Wigton in the northwest of England. He attended King William’s College on the Isle of Man, … Continue reading

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China dissident Liu Xiaobo wins 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

[JURIST] Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] was announced Friday as the winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize [press release], “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.” Liu has … Continue reading

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Friday Fun: Ig Nobel Award for Stunning Breakthrough in Indexing

A spoof of the Nobel prizes, the Ig Nobels celebrate the quirkier side of science, including library and information science this year. Glenda Browne of Blaxland, Blue Mountains, Australia, was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for Literature for her groundbreaking… … Continue reading

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