nobel prizes

A biography of the social activist known for founding Hull House in Chicago and for winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

Contains the speeches of 47 winners of the Nobel prize for Peace.

Examines the events of February 11, 1990, when Nelson Mandela, a leader in the fight for equal rights in South Africa, was freed from prison after twenty-seven years, marking the symbolic end to apartheid, and looks at the reasons why Mandela was jailed, and the reaction of the world community to his release.

Contains photographs and profiles of more than two hundred men and women recognized by the Nobel Prize since it was established in 1901 to reward accomplishments in the areas of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace, with a prize in economics added in 1968, and includes a complete list of all prize winners.

This program sets Steinbeck's writings and life in perspective, and provides a new interpretation of his work.

Presents the text of former U.S. vice-president Al Gore's acceptance speech upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work to focus the world's attention on the problem of global warming.

A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement.

A biography of the nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity, gained wide recognition for her work with the destitute and dying in Calcutta and elsewhere, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Presents the life and career of the geneticist who spent many years studying the cells of maize and in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.