A) For the discovery of nitrogen gas. B) For his work on chemical fertilizers during WWI. C) For his role in chemical warfare. D) For the invention of the Haber-Bosch process.
A) He oversaw Germany's chemical weapons program during WWI. B) He stole his research from a colleague. C) He was accused of falsifying his data. D) He refused to accept the prize money.
A) 10 times. B) 41 times. C) 22 times. D) 5 times.
A) The atom smasher. B) Radioactivity. C) The water channel protein. D) The covalent bond.
A) He insulted the Nobel Committee. B) He had a lifelong enmity with Walther Nernst. C) He refused to publish his results. D) He was not a chemist by trade.
A) Peter Agre. B) Fritz Haber. C) Wilhelm Palmær. D) Walther Nernst.
A) An accidental discovery. B) A brilliant breakthrough. C) A regrettable episode in the history of chemistry. D) A fundamental contribution to science.
A) Gilbert N. Lewis. B) Peter Agre. C) Ștefania Mărăcineanu. D) Walther Nernst.
A) The heat theorem. B) The discovery of water channels. C) The synthesis of ammonia. D) The discovery of induced radioactivity.
A) Ștefania Mărăcineanu. B) Gilbert N. Lewis. C) Gheorghe Benga. D) Fritz Haber.
A) That he alone discovered aquaporins. B) The contributions of pioneers who preceded his study. C) That he did not deserve the award. D) That he stole the idea from Gheorghe Benga.
A) 1901 B) 1969 C) 1896 D) 1905
A) Mathematics B) Chemistry C) Literature D) Physics
A) There were not enough mathematicians in 1901 B) It was considered too theoretical and not practical C) Nobel hated mathematicians D) The Nobel family forbid it
A) Nobel was never married B) The affair happened after his death C) His wife was a scientist D) The mathematician was a woman
A) Copley Medal and Kyoto Prize B) Wolf Prize and Turing Award C) Dirac Medal and Shaw Prize D) Fields Medal and Abel Prize
A) 1969 B) 1990 C) 1901 D) 1950
A) Literature, Peace, and Economics B) Medicine, Economics, and Chemistry C) Physics, Literature, and Peace D) Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine
A) Political bias and Eurocentrism B) Ageism and lack of funding C) Sexism and poor communication D) Nationalism and technical incompetence
A) Only one B) No more than five C) Unlimited D) No more than three
A) Large-scale international cooperation B) Lack of focus on practical discoveries C) Increased cost of equipment D) The decline of theoretical research
A) The award committee B) Alfred Nobel C) The Swedish Parliament D) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
A) Chemistry Prize B) Economic Sciences Prize C) Physics Prize D) Peace Prize
A) They are required by Nobel's will B) They could be easily changed C) They are impossible to modify D) They are mandated by law
A) Theoretical over practical work B) Individual over team effort C) Inventions over discoveries D) Discoveries over inventions
A) Martin Chalfie B) Gábor Somorjai C) Osamu Shimomura D) Gerhard Ertl
A) Roger Y. Tsien B) Rachid Yazami C) Gábor Somorjai D) Douglas Prasher
A) Biological cell tracing B) Lithium-ion batteries C) Catalytic metal surfaces D) Green fluorescent protein
A) Osamu Shimomura B) Martin Chalfie C) Douglas Prasher D) Roger Y. Tsien
A) A university professor B) A laboratory researcher C) An oceanographic institute director D) A shuttle bus driver
A) Roger Y. Tsien B) Martin Chalfie C) Gerhard Ertl D) Osamu Shimomura
A) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute B) Oxford University C) Stanford University D) UCSD
A) Akira Yoshino B) John Goodenough C) Stanley Whittingham D) Rachid Yazami
A) The first working prototype B) The cathode development C) The graphite anode D) The initial gene cloning
A) Virginijus Šikšnys B) Henry Moseley C) Henry Eyring D) Dmitri Mendeleev
A) 1869 B) 1906 C) 1866 D) 1907
A) John Alexander Reina Newlands B) Henry Moseley C) Henry Eyring D) Julius Lothar Meyer
A) Julius Lothar Meyer B) Henry Moseley C) Dmitri Mendeleev D) John Alexander Reina Newlands
A) He tied for the prize B) Two votes C) He was not nominated D) One vote
A) István Hargittai B) Henry Moseley C) Virginijus Šikšnys D) Francisco Mojica |