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Nobel By Numbers

OCT 03, 2014
An interactive look at the Science Nobel Prizes.
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(Inside Science) -- Inside Science is hard at work bringing you in-depth coverage of the 2014 Nobel Prize announcements in the sciences. As we wait with eager anticipation for the winners’ names to be released, check out this infographic with some interesting facts about the Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine, physics, and chemistry over the years.

You can also find Inside Science Director Ben Stein’s predictions for who will take home the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics and his fascinating perspective on the prize from more than 20 years as a science writer.

You can also follow us throughout the week on Twitter (@InsideScience), Facebook and Google+.

We are so excited to bring you this coverage and hope you will join us next week at the 2014 Nobel Prizes are unveiled.

Nobel By Numbers Infographic

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