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...family of Nobel Laureate Dudley R. Herschbach occasionally admonishes him with "B.J.," but it's not a nickname...
Even those not on trend speak to how the culture and its expectations have flipped. Anne Stringfield, 24, works at a New York City publishing house, lives in the trendy East Village and moonlights on the side, typing for Nobel laureate Derek Walcott. But as she sits in a New York restaurant, dressed in black and adjusting her tortoiseshell glasses, she says she often feels unchic around her friends. She is single, while most of them are in serious relationships. Her apartment is in the expected dishabille, while their cupboards are filled with martini and highball glasses, their furniture...
Your story on Jody Williams' winning the Nobel Peace Prize for her campaign to ban land mines [NATION, Oct. 20] failed to mention many of the major disadvantages of the proposed land-mine treaty. It would ban land mines, without any exceptions. But these weapons can be a small nation's first and only line of defense against a larger aggressor. Also, I fail to see how the treaty will prevent most of the deaths and injuries. A large number of land mines are planted by terrorist groups which will not be bound by a piece of paper. MEHAL SHAH...
Since its founding some 360 years ago, Harvard has nurtured a great number of outstanding [government leaders], scientists, writers and [business leaders], including six of the American presidents and over 30 Nobel Prize winners. The fact that Harvard was founded before the United States of America testifies to its position in American history...
...public] sees the winners [as] being rewarded for genius," Mendelsohn said. "In the scientific community, [Nobel laureates] are regarded as peers who were particularly clever." A NOBLE FACULTY The most recent 10 laureates from Harvard University Name Prize and Year Robert C. Merton Economic Sciences, 1997 Elias J. Corey Chemistry, 1990 Ramsey F. Norman Physics, 1989 Dudley R. Herschbach Chemistry, 1986 Nicolaas Bloembergen Physics, 1981 David H. Hubel Physiology/Medicine, 1981 Baruj Benacerraf Physiology/Medicine, 1980 Steven Weinberg Physics, 1979 William N. Lipscomb Chemistry, 1976 Wassily Leontief Economic Sciences, 1973 The Official Web site for the Nobel prizes...