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Washington State Nobel Laureates
The Nobel Prize was created through the will of Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), a nineteenth century Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and philanthropist. Nobel
developed various explosives, but is best known for his invention of dynamite. Through his work and more than 350 patents, Nobel amassed a fortune.
Concerned about how he would be remembered in history, Nobel decided in 1895 to bequeath 94% of his total assets to create a series of prizes for those who confer the
"greatest benefit on mankind" in physics, chemistry, peace, physiology or medicine, and literature.
In 1900, the Nobel Foundation, a private institution, was established based
on the will of Alfred Nobel. The mission of the Foundation is to manage the assets made available through the will for the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry,
Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace. Each prize consists of a medal, personal diploma, and a cash award
(Photo: Alfred Nobel © The Nobel Foundation).
Washington State Laureates:
Walter Brattain, AT&T's Bell Laboratories
1956
Nobel Prize in Physics for discovery of the transistor effect. Brattain received his B.S. degree from
Whitman College in Walla Walla and a M.A. degree from the University of Oregon (Photo: Walter
Brattain © The Nobel Foundation). |
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E. Donnall Thomas, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
1990 Nobel Prize for
Medicine for discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of
human disease (Photo: E. Donnall Thomas courtesy Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center). |
Edmund Fischer and Edwin Krebs, University of Washington
1992 Nobel Prize for
Medicine for their discoveries on reverse protein phosphorylation (Photo: Edmund Fischer and Edwin Krebs © The Nobel Foundation). |
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Leland H.Hartwell, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2001
Nobel Prize for Medicine for discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle
(Photo: Leland Hartwell courtesy Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center). |
Linda B. Buck, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2004
Nobel Prize for Medicine for discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system
(Photo: Linda Buck courtesy Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center). |
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