To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations, a realization of their common interests. They carry to those who have no direct contact with science the international spirit.
The stories have been told so often by those of us who supported President Reagan over the years that they seem mundane, almost like a fictional novel or a movie script.
Fredrik Bajer, Writer (1837) |
Ken Caminiti, Athlete (1963) |
Tony Danza, Actor (1951) |
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Director (1951) |
Tom Flynn, Celebrity (1931) |
Glen Hansard, Musician (1970) |
Garrett Hardin, Environmentalist (1915) |
Georgia Harkness, Theologian (1891) |
Terrence J, Actor (1982) |
Thomas H. Kean, Politician (1935) |
Leslie Banks, Actor (1952) |
Jane Welsh Carlyle, Writer (1866) |
Muhammad Iqbal, Poet (1938) |
John Maynard Keynes, Economist (1946) |
Charles MacArthur, Playwright (1956) |
Mark Twain, Author (1910) |