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American Jewish Recipients of the Nobel Prize:
Introduction
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on October 21, 1833, in Stockholm, Sweden. He was a chemist, engineer and industrialist. He invented dynamite and more powerful explosives.
He died on December 10, 1896, leaving the bulk of his estate to the Alfred Nobel Foundation. The Foundation announces the winners of the Nobel Prize every year on the date he died.
There are five categories of Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature.
This exhibit publicizes the great number of American Jews who have received this prestigious award and of their contributions to the United States of America and humanity.
Other exhibits of interest:
American Jewish Heroes and Heroines From Colonial Times to 1900,
American Jewish Heroes and Heroines From 1900 to World War II,
American Jewish Heroes and Heroines From World War II to the Present ,
Jewish Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor,
Jewish Heroines of America: Colonial Times to World War II,
Jewish Heroines of America: World War II to the Present,
Rabbis as Chaplains in America's Military: A Tradition of Service, Dedication and Bravery, and
Jews in America's Military
For additional information, contact
Seymour "Sy" Brody
or
Special Collections and Archives
S.E. Wimberly Library
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