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Biographical Resources for the Sciences: Nobel Prize Winners

This guide identifies major resources and suggestions for biographical research in the sciences.

Nobel Prize Winners

Official Website of the Nobel Foundation - Provides interviews, speeches, Nobel lectures, biographical information on winners, dates of upcoming Nobel Prize announcements.

The Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-2000. Edited by LS Sherby, 4th ed., c2002. Sterling Memorial Library, Starr Main Reference Room AS911 N9 +W53X 2002 (LC)

Nobel Prize Women in Science: their lives, struggles and momentous discoveries. Edited by SB McGrayne, 2nd ed., c1998. LSF Q141 M358X 1998, 1993 ed. Sterling Memorial Library, stacks, LC classification Q141 B42X 1993

Nobel Prize Winners. by T. Wasson, c1987 with supplements. LSF AS911 N9 N59

Les Prix Nobel, with biographies, Nobel lectures, some portraits and signatures. From Imprimerie Royale. Kline Science Library 1948-1972 AS911 N9 N636

Lives of the Laureates: twenty-three Nobel economists. Marx Library HB76 L58X 2014 (LC)

Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry.1901-1950 LSF RS 2B 953F, Medical/Historical Library, Morse Reading Room, 2nd floor Coll Biog F271 1953

Nobel Prize Winners in Physics. Medical/Historical Library, Morse Reading Room, 2nd floor Coll Biog H42 1953

Nobel Lectures including presentation speeches and laureates' biographies - Chemistry. 1981-1990 Marx Library QD39 N63, QD39 C54 1992, LSF vols. 1-4 and 1993,

Nobelstiftelsen. Chemistry. Marx Library v1 1966 QD39 N63, LSF v1-4, Medical/Historical Library, Morse Reading room, 2nd floor vol 1 Coll Biog N63

Nobel Lectures including presentation speeches and laureates' biographies - Physics. 1981-1990 QC6.2 P59 1993, LSF 1971-1980 and 1991-1995, Medical/Historical Library,  1901-1921 Coll Biog N635

Nobelstiftelsen. Physics. Marx Library v2 (1964) - v3 (1965) QC71 N63, LSF v1 (1967) - v4 (1972), Medical Historical Library, Morse Reading room, 2nd floor Coll Biog N635 vol. 1

Pioneers of Science: Nobel Prize Winners in Physics by Rl Weber, c1980 Institute of Physics. LSF 

Nobel Lectures including presentation speeches and laureates' biographies Physiology or Medicine. Medical/Historical Library Reference 1971-1980, 1981-1990 Hist Ref 13 R134 P39 1992, Hist Ref 13 R134 P39 1993

Nobelstiftelsen. Physiology or Medicine. 1900, 1918, 1926 LSF

Nobel Prizes and Nature's Surprises by Erline Norrby. Marx Library QH315 N666X 2013 (LC)

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