nobel prizes

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nobel prizes

The peace seekers

the Nobel Peace Prize
1987
Profiles of nine Nobel Peace Prize winners who fought for peace by resisting violence through words, marches, and protests.

The disease fighters

the Nobel Prize in medicine
1987
Describes some of the major medical discoveries, such as the cure for tuberculosis and the cause of malaria, made by researchers who were eventually awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

The inventors

Nobel prizes in chemistry, physics, and medicine
1988
Discusses eight inventions or discoveries (X ray, radio, EKG, phase contrast microscope, transistor, radiocarbon dating, laser, and CT scan) which brought the Nobel prize to their developers.

Mother Teresa

2002
A biography of the nun who founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and dedicated her life to helping the destitute.

Nelson Mandela

2002
A biography of the South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa.

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