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...involves the flaring of large quantities of gas. I had never been concerned about these continuous gas flares until about 10 years ago, when I read Al Gore's book Earth in the Balance. My interest in environmentalism was further aroused by the 2004 award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Wangari Maathai, who was also named among your Heroes. Thank you for taking out time to celebrate these and other people who are working so hard to protect our planetary home. Timi Songi, Yenagoa, Nigeria...
Stewart, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and SmartMoney editor-at-large, recounted spending Valentine’s Day alone in Arkansas while tracking down a story...
...field at the University of Chicago that covered the lab where researchers were developing the atomic bomb. In Watson’s adult years, he made good on his early promise, using his education to rise to the top of the American science scene and win the Nobel Prize. The book is relatively fast-paced and never dwells too long on one subject...
...chapter bears a title that begins with some variation on “Manners Learned As” followed by a description of the stage in his life, such as, “Manners Needed For Important Science” and “Manners Appropriate For a Nobel Prize.” These chapter titles are incredibly stiff and disconnected from the rest of the material. It is strange that someone should describe the stages of his life in terms of the “manners” he learned. Furthermore, the chapters rarely discuss Watson?...
...Klerk, who led South Africa from 1989 to 1994, shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, who was imprisoned for 27 years for challenging apartheid policies but later freed by de Klerk...