Nobel Prize Awards
This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library. Nobel Prizes are awarded annually to persons who have made contributions for the benefit of mankind in the fields of physiology or medicine, physics, literature, chemistry, peace, and economics. The Swedish inventor, Alfred B. Nobel established the awards in 1901 under the terms of his will. Today, the Nobel Prize is administered through the Nobel Foundation. Each award consists of a gold medal, a diploma, and a gift of money.
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Schluck, H. [et.al.]. Nobel:the man and his prizes.
WZ 100 N63s 1951
Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries
Fox, Daniel M., Marcia Meldrum, and Ira Rezak (eds.). Nobel laureates in medicine or physiology: a biographical dictionary.
REF WZ 112 N624 1990Kurian, George T. The Nobel scientists : a biographical encyclopedia.
Q 141 K874 2002Magill, Frank N. (ed.). The Nobel Prize winners: physiology or medicine.
REF WZ 112 N623 1991McGuire, Paula (ed.). Nobel Prize winners. Supplement, 1987-1991 : an H.W. Wilson biographical dictionary.
REF AS 911 .N9 N623 1992Rich, Mari, et al (ed.). Nobel Prize winners. 1997-2001, Supplement: an H.W. Wilson biographical dictionary.
REF AS 911 .N9 N623 2002Schlessinger, Bernard S. and June H. Schlessinger (eds.). The Who's who of Nobel Prize winners, 1901-1995.
REF AS 911 .N9 W53 1996Thompson, Clifford (ed.). Nobel Prize winners. 1992-1996, Supplement: an H.W. Wilson biographical dictionary.
REF AS 911 .N9 N623 1997The World almanac and book of facts.
REF AY 64 W (see most recent edition for current award winners)
Felman, Burton. The Nobel prize : a history of genius, controversy, and prestige.
AS 911 .N9 F44 2000James, Laylin K. (ed.). Nobel laureates in chemistry.
QD 21 N623 1993Lagerkvist, Ulf. Pioneers of microbiology and the Nobel prize.
QW 11.1 L134 2003McGrayne, Sharon B. Nobel Prize women in science: their lives, struggles, and momentous discoveries.
REF WZ 112 B477 1993Nobel lectures: including presentation speeches and laureate's biographies.
W 9 N62 v.1-3,5-6 1967-1993
Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog
Suggested subject heading: Nobel prize Nobel prize-biography History of medicine
Bulletin of the history of medicine Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog Selected indexes and abstracts
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Mayo Clinics proceedings
Medical history
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History of medicine - periodicals
Wilson Biography Indexes (Off-campus login required)
Suggested subject headings: Nobel prize winners Nobel, Alfred Bernhard
MEDLINE Index Medicus Database On-Campus / Off-Campus
Suggested subject headings: Nobel prize History of medicine, modern History of medicine, 20th cent.
Academic Search Premier On-Campus / Off-Campus
Search using keywords: Nobel prize Nobel foundation Nobel lecture Nobel prize in medicine Nobel prize in physiology Nobel prize in physics Nobel prize in chemistry Nobel prize in literature Nobel prize in economics Nobel peace prize
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Search using keywords: Nobel prize Nobel foundation Nobel prize in medicine Nobel prize in physiology Nobel prize in physics Nobel prize in chemistry Nobel prize in literature Nobel prize in economics Nobel peace prize
Charlton B. G. Why there should be more science Nobel prizes and laureates-And why proportionate credit should be awarded to institutions. Medical Hypotheses. 2007; 68 (3):471-473.
Cosimi, A. B. Nobel Prizes in Medicine in the Field of Transplantation. Transplantation. 2006; 82 (12):1558-1562.
Crawford, E. Nobel : Always the winners, never the losers. Science. 1998 Nov 13; 282(5392):1256-1258.
Norrby, E. et al. Polio and nobel prizes: Looking back 50 years. Annals of Neurology. 2007; 61 (5):385-395.
Shampo, MA. The lady laureates in science and medicine. Mayo Clinic proceedings. 2000 Nov; 75(11):1215-20.
Somme S et al. The Nobel Prize and why there is a prize in physiology or medicine. American Surgeon. 2001 Jul; 67(7):718-9.
Ljunggren, Beng, et al. The Nobel prize in medicine and the Karolinska Institute: the story of Axel Key and Alfred Nobel.
WZ 112 L486 2002Webster, Valerie J. (ed.) Awards, honors, & prizes. p. 559
REF AS 8 A82 v.2 2001
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology 601-984-1690
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
Robin Rockhold, Ph.D., rrockhold@pharmacology.umsmed.eduThe Nobel Foundation
Postal Address: The Nobel Foundation, P.O. Box 5232, SE-102 45 Stockholm, Sweden
Street Address: Sturegatan 14, Stockholm
Tel.: +46 (0)8 663 09 20
Fax: +46 (0)8 660 38 47
The Official Website of the Nobel Foundation
http://www.nobel.se/The Nobel Channel
http://www.nobelchannel.com/The Nobel Prize Internet Archive
http://www.nobelprizes.com/
Author: Sarah Adcock. Revised by Gabriela Johnson
Copyright 1999, Rev. 2001, 2003, 2007 Reference Department,
Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
Last Updated: May 29, 2007.