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Nobel Prizes - Where we stand?
The prestigious Nobel Prizes are awarded annually on Dec. 10 in twin ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo.This year’s Nobel prize winners
Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine:
Bruce Beutler of the U.S.
Frenchman Jules Hoffmann
Ralph Steinman Canadian (died three days before the announcement)
Nobel Prize in physics:
Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess of US
Nobel Prize in chemistry:
Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman
Nobel Prize in literature:
Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer
Nobel Peace Prize:
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences: Yet to be announced
We rarely find a name of an Indian in any one of the above sections at the same time US rarely miss a Nobel Prize every year. Where we are missing? Lack of R&D is the reason. What is the contribution of our IITs, IISCs and other Universities except for exporting Engineers and Scientists to other nations? Our Govt. and Corporate houses have to think of.
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