When civil war in Liberia raged, peace laureate Leymah Gbowee stood with thousands of other women protesting for peace in their country. Their non-violent movement was decisive in ending the fourteen-year-long war in 2003. #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/ftFYiHiVUq

When asked what it feels like to know that your work has saved millions of lives, medicine laureate Drew Weissman, said it hasn’t sunk in. Learn more about his research: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin… #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/xYelWFN1yi

”My mother told me, 'Kati, you know, next week they are announcing who will be awarded to Nobel Prize. I will listen, you might get it, they might say your name!' I told her, 'Don't worry'.” Katalin Karikó speaks about her journey to the #NobelPrize: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin… pic.twitter.com/5zQkkCd8iJ

Did you know that John Cockcroft, along with Ernest Walton, was the first to split the lithium atom with a proton beam? The two shared the 1951 #NobelPrize in Physics for their pioneering work on transmutation of atomic nuclei. Read more on Cockcroft: bit.ly/3dElOvr pic.twitter.com/2rZ82ZpiTA

Take a look at Svante Arrhenius' doctoral thesis, published on this day, 26 May in 1884. The thesis was the main basis for awarding him the 1903 #NobelPrize in Chemistry. Read more about Arrhenius: bit.ly/2QHCts4 pic.twitter.com/i9HSkNYkE0

"If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the Nobel Prize, I would have to think that I’d have about the same odds as standing on the moon." - @bobdylan, awarded the 2016 #NobelPrize in Literature. pic.twitter.com/LIs7YLHnrf

"If you're not failing, you're not pushing boundaries." Hear medicine laureate Elizabeth Blackburn speak about the valuable lessons we can learn from failure. #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/f7GTY3VfBi

Get to know medicine laureate Katalin Karikó in the first podcast episode of our new season! Karikó tells us about her difficult journey to the #NobelPrize and how she motivated herself to never give up: shows.acast.com/nobelprizeconv… pic.twitter.com/84Ar2Kj9Gi

“Breakthroughs are born out of unusual circumstances.” Shuji Nakamura (中村修二) was awarded the #NobelPrize for developing the blue LED. Discover Shuji's sometimes rocky journey to becoming the co-inventor of the blue LED: bit.ly/2SaPat2 pic.twitter.com/UZDqKoNgFK

“As a child, I never really felt like a fit in anywhere,” says chemistry laureate Moungi Bawendi. He shares his views about feeling like an outsider and how to conquer imposter syndrome. youtu.be/nDPOUfx2zz4 #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/ZFPbOLO2QJ

Did you know that only one person has received the #NobelPrize in Physics twice? John Bardeen received the physics prize in 1956 for the discovery of the transistor effect and in 1972 for developing the theory of superconductivity. Read more: bit.ly/2Q8BaSF pic.twitter.com/HgJqnFzVGe

“All my days I have longed equally to travel the right road and to take my own errant path," Sigrid Undset wrote in her trilogy of historical novels, 'Kristin Lavransdatter'. Undset was awarded the 1928 #NobelPrize in Literature. Read more: nobelprize.org/prizes/literat… pic.twitter.com/7lcnYFMa2E

High school isn’t fun for everyone … even #NobelPrize laureates. “Overall, my high school days were nothing like one sees in the movies; Ferris Bueller or Tom Cruise, I was not.” - medicine laureate Harvey Alter. Learn more about his life: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin… pic.twitter.com/M2ygjNFQhN

“Great discoveries are not done behind the office desk, they are done in the laboratory.” Chemist Morten Meldal on discoveries and how to make a great discovery. What discovery do you dream of making? #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/nw3eA9LMJX

This suitcase (pictured) was carried by 1966 literature laureate Nelly Sachs and her mother as they escaped from Nazi Germany in 1940. It and the clothes they wearing were the only things they brought to Sweden. The suitcase was donated to the #NobelPrize Museum last year. pic.twitter.com/qyVoivAyNX

These two laureates paved the way towards the shortest and most intense laser pulses ever created. Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland received the 2018 #NobelPrize in Physics for their work whose uses include laser eye surgery. #InternationalDayofLight pic.twitter.com/LEW2mTFLIG

"Build your opinion on facts, data and knowledge.” Chemistry laureate Ben Feringa urges us all to build our opinions on facts, data and knowledge. Watch the full student roundtable here: youtu.be/pE0PB9AayGY #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/l5IuGqL8FA

“I was captured for life by chemistry and by crystals.” #NobelPrize laureate Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was one of the most outstanding X-ray crystallographers of her time. She determined the structure of penicillin and vitamin B12, and the 3D structure of insulin. pic.twitter.com/cbQqUY4mMC

🌎 ノーベル賞受賞者の多い 世界の大学トップ10 & 書籍「谷崎潤一郎をめぐる人々と着物 (上原誠一部執筆、上原誠コレクショ ン掲載)」 を収蔵した世界の大学を比較。 6校が重なっている。 #NobelPrize #MakotoUehara #HarvardUniversity #JunichiroTanizaki pic.twitter.com/2sYOzX6MjY

“What is really important is to say curious. What I see is that you can be very, very smart, but if you're not curious, then that intelligence and that innate ability that you have is not going to get channelled.” - chemistry laureate Moungi Bawendi. #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/EGTnl7TI4z

Today would have marked the 106th birthday of legendary physicist, science communicator and #NobelPrize laureate Richard Feynman. Feynman was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on quantum electrodynamics, including the introduction of the Feynman diagram. pic.twitter.com/SInyJDzg3T

How much do you know about the longest-living Nobel Prize laureate ever? Learn more about medicine laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini who discovered nerve growth factor and was 103 years old when she passed away in 2012. #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/1B542XUPUN

“There are always unturned stones along even well-trod paths. Discovery awaits those who spot and take the trouble to turn those stones.” - 1964 #NobelPrize laureate in physics Charles Townes on the path of discovery. Townes built the very first maser and developed the laser. pic.twitter.com/VdsI82WWiz

Take a look at the moment some of our laureates received their Nobel Prize. How would you react if you received the Nobel Prize? #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/F6bTi5Y6Vf

"It's never a good idea to work alone." Medicine laureate Edvard Moser on the importance of collaboration and discussing ideas with your colleagues. #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/OGFk8I1oHe

We're celebrating the anniversary of the birth of a true great: Rabindranath Tagore, who was born #OnThisDay in 1861 in Calcutta, India. The first non-European literature laureate, he was awarded the #NobelPrize "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse..." pic.twitter.com/5059btyZ6n

Tomorrow marks the 163rd anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore's birthday. We remember the poet by sharing one of his most famous poems, "Gitanjali 35". Stay tuned for more information about Tagore tomorrow. #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/hJOWh0ywXd

"Jana Gana Mana" (Bengali: [ɟənə gəɳə mənə]) is the national anthem of India, originally composed in Bengali by poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was awarded the #NobelPrize in Literature in 1913. Pictured: An English translation of Jana Gana Mana by Tagore pic.twitter.com/cYT8nP46zo

"One should be surrounded by people who can help. We are all sitting in the same boat." Chemistry laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier speaks about the valuable qualities - and colleagues - a scientist needs. What do you think is important to be a successful scientist? #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/tYO4TILkcp

"I was excited about achieving a career in physics. My family, being more practical, thought the most desirable position for me would be as an elementary school teacher." From medicine laureate Rosalyn Yalow's #NobelPrize biography: bit.ly/3MYNbCD pic.twitter.com/pboKeuTbPU

“I think science can contribute a lot to a peaceful world,” says physics laureate Ferenc Krausz. Watch him speak about the importance of collaboration and diversity: bit.ly/3xEAp9n #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/YJZUNhOVQ0

"We have to take care of her so that our children and grandchildren may continue to benefit from her. If the world does not learn now to show respect to nature, what kind of future will the new generations have?" - Rigoberta Menchú Tum in her #NobelPrize lecture. pic.twitter.com/5qlu3J6JhN

“My first chemistry exam at Harvard was a disaster,” says chemistry laureate Moungi Bawendi. Luckily, this experience did not stop him from following his passion. Learn more: youtu.be/nDPOUfx2zz4 #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/2ORerZAsOH

What is the meaning of life? Hear 2021 chemistry laureate Benjamin List answer the question we all are trying to find an answer to. #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/aJahbZjEQH

下劣な新潮社から小説を出している村上春樹が、ノーベル賞なんて獲れなくなった。そういう因果応報は受け止めないといけないね。 There is no way that Haruki Murakami, whose novels are published by the extremely malicious Shinchosha, can win the Nobel Prize. #nobelprize