"Perhaps you know the phrase, a 'duh moment.'" - physics laureate Jim Peebles Check out this video of 2019 physics laureates Jim Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz telling us why they chose to pursue science. Why did you decide to do science? #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/gGnORYunqY

#OTD in 1914 the Franck-Hertz electron collisions experiment showing internal quantum levels of atoms was first presented and supported Niels Bohr's theory on the structure of the atom. Photos: James Franck, a vacuum tube used in the experiment, and Gustav Hertz. #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/hymyyWYPFW

Which laureate read before they started kindergarten? Click to find out: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin… #WorldBookDay #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/4FqYmoLAkJ

Were you a late reader? You’re in good company. Some laureates took their time to appreciate the joy of reading, including Richard Axel and Gerardus 't Hooft. #WorldBookDay #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/hJfyVvcHxY

"The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence." - Rabindranath Tagore, awarded the 1913 #NobelPrize in Literature. #WorldBookDay pic.twitter.com/XeDmIQeMVo

Did you know Jan and Nikolaas Tinbergen are the only siblings to both be awarded a #NobelPrize? Four years after Jan received the 1969 prize in economic sciences, his brother Nico was awarded the medicine prize for work on animal behaviour. Read more: bit.ly/3jh3gWF pic.twitter.com/MDNZxqexSd

Can you name the only Nobel Prize laureate to be awarded the prize three times? Click to find out the answer: bit.ly/3vkTKGl #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/F79bWUcyR6

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Literature laureate Doris Lessing has never been one to underestimate the power of books. Read her full #NobelPrize lecture: bit.ly/2UquTkB pic.twitter.com/0c2Gdc13ef

Albert Einstein was awarded the #NobelPrize in Physics 1921 "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect." He passed away on 18 April 1955, 69 years ago today. Read Einstein's biography: bit.ly/49Y3cng pic.twitter.com/H2ChopW2pC

It was thought that stress was the cause of gastric ulcers. But Barry Marshall suspected they were caused by a bacterium, Helicobacter pylori. When Marshall's theory was met with resistance he decided to experiment on himself, ultimately proving his theory correct. #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/NToXXUeCHR

Remembering literature laureate and poet Tomas Tranströmer. The year he turned 80 years old, he was awarded the 2011 #NobelPrize in Literature "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality". pic.twitter.com/1mntOuHah7

Science will inevitably help shape our future, but how should society get the best from science? And how does science benefit society? Join us tomorrow when #NobelPrize laureates and experts will be discussing these questions. Sign up here: nobelprize.org/future-science pic.twitter.com/f1q8k6kNP2

#OTD 14 April 1932 Cockcroft and Walton split the lithium atom with a proton beam. They were awarded the 1951 #NobelPrize in Physics for their pioneering work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles. More info: bit.ly/2JnnNKo pic.twitter.com/OmBVhUduay

At least 12 million babies have been born thanks to IVF, but how did we reach this miraculous milestone? In the 1950s #NobelPrize laureate Robert Edwards realised that fertilisation outside the body could be used to treat infertility. Read more: bit.ly/3PAodg4 pic.twitter.com/TqYxHZ9kPF

This 3D structure of a polio vaccine was enabled by a #NobelPrize-awarded discovery. Cryo-electron microscopy allows us to see intricate details in biological structures. Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson were awarded the 2017 chemistry prize for their work. pic.twitter.com/ynPEv8hshJ

"We compete against problems, not against people." John B. Goodenough is the oldest person ever to receive a #NobelPrize. He was 97. Watch our interview with him. We talked to the extraordinary chemistry laureate about life, science and love: bit.ly/3P9EGHQ pic.twitter.com/d4ZSl546Mx

"I have always held that writers don’t really have biographies, and that the best way to find out about them is to read their books." - Literature laureate Olga Tokarczuk. Read more: bit.ly/3cQzHcB #NobelPrize pic.twitter.com/iYbffyFtYI

"Her story is so well known to the people of South America that, passed on from country to country, it has become almost a legend." Do you know the story of Chilean poet and #NobelPrize laureate Gabriela Mistral? Read it here: bit.ly/3fdYV5S pic.twitter.com/hQVpsVimi1

Niels Bohr’s groundbreaking paper proposing a new atomic model, 'On the constitution of atoms and molecules' is dated 5 April 1913. It was published in July of the same year. Bohr was awarded the #NobelPrize in Physics in 1922. pic.twitter.com/fNmiNLISl0

"My fulfilling scientific career has been made possible by the love, understanding, and support of my wife Laura and my children Allie, Evan, and Gabe." In his #NobelPrize biography, 2019 medicine laureate Gregg Semenza thanked his family: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin… pic.twitter.com/WcFq9L7YNO

When David MacMillan was told about his #NobelPrize from his co-laureate Ben List, he was so convinced it was a prank he bet List $1000 it wasn't true! List chose to donate the bet money to MacMillan's fund that provides educational opportunities for students in Scotland. pic.twitter.com/Mltqo49wB6

1990 medicine laureate Joseph Murray received the #NobelPrize for his work on organ and cell transplantation in humans. He demonstrated that it was possible to transplant organs without the body rejecting the organ, which paved the way for further advances in organ transplants. pic.twitter.com/KxFXJTnpAz

Can you name a #NobelPrize laureate that has an asteroid named after them? Particle physicist Carlo Rubbia is one of those lucky laureates. Asteroid 8398 Rubbia was named in his honour after being discovered on 12 December, 1993 at the Observatory of Farra d'Isonzo. pic.twitter.com/9n5LcyOAvD

Even during times of uncertainty, many of our #NobelPrize laureates keep working for a better world. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer worked "just for the fun of doing physics" and did not become a full professor until she was 58. pic.twitter.com/vWHzYoE5QP

A century after his #NobelPrize Albert Einstein's scientific theories remain groundbreaking. In 2020 Roger Penrose was also awarded the physics prize, after using new mathematical tools to show that the theory of relativity naturally leads to the formation of black holes. pic.twitter.com/O6J5UuVSzc