Search Results - "Nobel Prize

Nobelity A Look at the Future Through the Eyes of Nobel Laureates by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Monterey Home Video (Firm)

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The Nobel Literature Prize Documentary 2009 Writing Against Terror-The Literature of Herta Muller by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Nobel Media AB (Firm)

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Nobel Minds 2008 by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Nobel Media AB (Firm)

Contents: “…Round Table Discussions (3:11) -- Announcing the Winners: The 2008 Nobel Laureates (4:52) -- Nobel Prize in Physics (1:35) -- Nobel Prize in Chemistry (3:55) -- Nobel Prize in Economics (1:32) -- Nobel Prize in Medicine (4:24) -- Nobel Prize in Literature (2:07) -- Funding for Research (3:01) -- Economic Impact on Education (7:46) -- Applying an Economic Theory (3:54) -- Presidential Influence (3:10) -- Inspiring Others (5:05)…”
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Nobel Minds 2009 by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Nobel Media AB (Firm)

Contents: “…Nobel Laureates at a Roundtable Discussion (1:23) -- Nobel Laureates on Meaning of Nobel Prize (1:52) -- Nobel Prize for Physics (1:13) -- Nobel Prize in Biochemistry (1:17) -- Nobel Prize in Medicine (1:33) -- Laureates on Obama's Peace Prize (1:25) -- Obama's Prize Premature (1:21) -- Integrity of Science (1:47) -- Nobel Laureates on Climate Change (1:19) -- Selective Evidence (1:06) -- Politics and Science (1:05) -- Science and Tobacco Products (1:02) -- Politics and Policies (1:16) -- Nobel Prize in Physics (1:02) -- Practical Applications for CCD Camera (1:44) -- Cell Research (1:04) -- Knowledge Base (0:21) -- Hybrid Antibiotics (0:59) -- Value of Basic Knowledge (1:05) -- Chromosome Research (1:16) -- Nobel Prize for Economics: Ostrom (1:12) -- Nobel Prize for Economics: Williamson (1:03) -- Education of a Molecular Biologist (1:22) -- Education of a Physicist: Boyle (1:28) -- Education of a Physicist: Smith (1:02) -- Israeli Nobel Laureate (1:16) -- Childhood Experiment (1:29) -- Childhood of Nobel Laureate (1:26) -- Geographic and Science Excellence (1:08) -- Influence of Asia and India (1:16) -- Internet vs. …”
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A personal journey with Samuel Ting, Nobel laureate physicist by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Public Affairs Television (Firm)

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William Faulkner by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Faulkner's Southern Narratives (0:55) -- Faulkner's Early Life (3:17) -- Faulkner's Early Writing Career (3:29) -- Faulkner's Writing Style (2:31) -- Faulkner: Screenwriter and Novelist (3:19) -- Faulkner's Nobel Prize in Literature (2:34) -- Faulkner's Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award (2:04) -- Faulkner's Play and Alcoholism (2:08) -- Faulkner's Death and Legacy (2:02)…”
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Rigoberta Menchu broken silence by Balfour Films, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Indigenous Peoples: Myths of the Past (4:16) -- Indigenous Peoples of the Americas (3:49) -- Search for Roots and Identity (4:02) -- Rigoberta Menchu's Nobel Peace Prize (4:18) -- Rigoberta Menchu's Dreams (3:28)…”
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Pablo Neruda love, protest, and exile by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Televisión Federal S.A

Contents: “…Pablo Neruda: Beginnings of a Nobel Prize Winning Poet (4:01) -- Pablo Neruda: First Poetic Success, Crepusculario ("Book of Twilights") (2:24) -- Pablo Neruda: Gaining Entry into Literary Circles (1:15) -- Pablo Neruda: Chile's Ambassador to the Far East (3:33) -- Pablo Neruda: Chile's Ambassador to Argentina and Spain (1:40) -- Pablo Neruda: Political and Intellectual Activism Amidst Spain's Civil War (5:48) -- Pablo Neruda: Outspoken in Poetry and Politics (4:45) -- Pablo Neruda: A Fugitive from Anti-Communists (3:52) -- Pablo Neruda: Poet in Exile (2:50) -- Pablo Neruda: Returning to Chile and Turning to Simple Themes (2:28) -- Pablo Neruda: Gaining World-wide Recognition (3:27) -- Pablo Neruda: Political Triumph in 1970 (4:23) -- Pablo Neruda: Literary Triumph--Winning the 1971 Nobel Prize (1:01) -- Pablo Neruda: A Revolutionary Heart Is Broken (5:40)…”
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Marie Curie Beyond the Myth by ARTE France, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Marie Curie Introduction (1:54) -- 1911 Nobel Prize (1:12) -- Marie Curie's Early Years (2:25) -- Marie Curie's Passion (2:44) -- Marie Curie's Life Partner (1:50) -- Uranium Rays (2:54) -- Curie Discovers Polonium and Radium (2:46) -- Radium Joins the Period Table (1:54) -- Radioactivity (2:03) -- Thrust into the Public Eye (2:13) -- Radioactivity Research (2:56) -- "Treatise on Radioactivity" (2:43) -- Curie Accepts Her 1911 Nobel Prize (1:47) -- Nuclear Forces (2:42) -- Supporting Soldiers (2:31) -- Radium Institute (1:28) -- 1921 Six Week U.S. …”
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The Genius of Marie Curie The Woman Who Lit Up the World by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Famous Female Scientist (2:05) -- Curie's Scandalous Affair (3:30) -- Curie's Fall from Grace (1:50) -- Cultural Discrimination (1:25) -- Curie's Scientific Childhood (1:16) -- Breaking Convention (1:36) -- Curie's First Love (2:46) -- "Flying" University (2:02) -- Studying in Paris (1:44) -- A Scientific Courtship (3:30) -- Modern Woman (1:10) -- Radioactivity Research (1:37) -- Sacrificing Motherhood for Science (0:56) -- Isolating Radium (3:24) -- Physics Nobel Prize (1:33) -- Pierre's Accident (1:57) -- Nobel Chemistry Prize (1:21) -- Defending Scientific Work (1:59) -- Radium Institute (1:03) -- Medical Wartime Contribution (1:15) -- Radium Campaign (2:01) -- Cancer Treatment Publicity (1:57) -- Curie's U.S. …”
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Microeconomics in the global marketplace by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions

Contents: “…Friedman's Journal: India's Relationship with the U.S. (2:02) -- Muhammad Yunus: Starting Grameen Bank (2:55) -- Muhammad Yunus: Impact of Grameen Bank (2:24) -- Muhammad Yunus: Future of Grameen Bank (2:47) -- Maria Otero: Financing the Poor (2:15) -- Maria Otero: Microfinance, Women, Education, and Peace (2:30) -- Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank (2:07) -- Muhammad Yunus: Micro-lending and Reducing Poverty (1:58) -- Muhammad Yunus: Establishing Grameen Bank (2:18) -- Muhammad Yunus: The Nobel Peace Prize, Happiness, and Entrepreneurship (2:03) -- Muhammad Yunus: Honesty and Trust in Micro-lending (2:09) -- Muhammad Yunus: Investing, Philanthropy, and the Philosophy of Micro-lending (2:03)…”
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Gabriela Mistral focused on love by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Stromboli Productions (Firm)

Contents: “…Universal and Mystical Poetry (2:35) -- The Death Sonnets (2:09) -- Poesia y Prosa: Poetry and Prose (1:40) -- Theme of Love in Mistral's Poetry (1:49) -- Mistral's Poetic Influences (2:48) -- Mistral Moves to Mexico (2:40) -- Mistral's Travels (1:45) -- Proceeds From "Tala" Go to Children (2:21) -- Mistral Wins Nobel Prize (2:21) -- Mistral Transforms Language (4:20)…”
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Pablo Neruda Chile's master poet by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Stromboli Productions (Firm)

Contents: “…Overview of Pablo Neruda's Life (1:05) -- Neruda's Early Life and Poetry (1:41) -- Neruda's First Books of Poetry (3:17) -- Neruda's Political Career and Surrealistic Poetry (2:07) -- Neruda's Life in Spain and France (2:09) -- Neruda: Communism and Life in Exile (3:15) -- Neruda's Return to Chile (2:14) -- Neruda's Houses and Collections (2:44) -- Neruda's Lifestyle (2:13) -- Neruda's Nobel Prize and Death (2:55) -- Pablo Neruda's Legacy (2:22)…”
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Pablo Neruda Chile's master poet by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Stromboli Productions (Firm)

Contents: “…Overview of Pablo Neruda's Life (1:05) -- Neruda's Early Life and Poetry (2:09) -- Neruda's First Books of Poetry (3:17) -- Neruda's Political Career and Surrealistic Poetry (2:08) -- Neruda's Life in Spain and France (2:09) -- Neruda: Communism and Life in Exile (3:15) -- Neruda's Return to Chile (2:14) -- Neruda's Houses and Collections (2:43) -- Neruda's Lifestyle (2:14) -- Neruda's Nobel Prize and Death (2:55) -- Pablo Neruda's Legacy (2:22)…”
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Gabriela Mistral focused on love by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Stromboli Productions (Firm)

Contents: “…Universal and Mystical Poetry (2:35) -- "The Death Sonnets" (2:09) -- "Poesia y Prosa" (Poetry and Prose) (1:38) -- Theme of Love in her Poetry (1:49) -- Mistral's Poetic Influences (2:48) -- Mistral Moves to Mexico (2:38) -- Mistral's Travels (1:46) -- Proceeds from "Tala" Go to Children (2:20) -- Mistral Wins Nobel Prize (2:21) -- Mistral Transforms Language (4:18)…”
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Wangari Maathai For Our Land by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, M-Net (Firm)

Contents: “…Hired Government Thugs (7:22) -- Partnering to Sustain Public Lands (3:06) -- Nobel Peace Prize Recipient (2:31)…”
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Rick Steves' Europe Stockholm by American Public Television, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Introduction to Stockholm (2:39) -- Royal Armory (1:07) -- Drottningholm Palace (1:38) -- Stockholm Cathedral (1:31) -- The cathedral -Gamla Stan (1:15) -- Dining in Stockholm (1:11) -- Nobel Prize Museum & Stockholm City Hall (3:22) -- Sweden Then and Now (2:19) -- Sergles Torg (1:38) -- Stockholm Harbor - Vaxholm (2:05) -- Djurgården - Vasa Museum (3:16) -- Djurgården - Skansen Open Air Folk Museum (2:09)…”
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Great Speeches. Volume 18, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Lyndon B. Johnson, Cesar Chavez, and Geneva Overholser by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Jimmy Carter: Background and Accomplishments (3:01) -- Jimmy Carter: Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech (21:54) -- George W. …”
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Kawabata Yasunari master of funerals by 10 Francs (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Yasunari Kawabata: First Japanese to Win Nobel Prize (2:19) -- Yasunari Kawabata: Early Years (3:28) -- Palm of the Hand Stories (3:48) -- Literature of New Sensations (3:44) -- "Crystal Fantasies": A Venture Into Surrealism (3:13) -- "The Izu Dancer" (3:49) -- "The Scarlett Gang of Asakusa" (4:15) -- "Of Birds and Beasts" (1:32) -- "Snow Country" (3:52) -- "Kyoto" (3:06) -- "Thousand Cranes" (2:02) -- "The Sound of the Mountain" (2:30) -- "The Master of Go," "The Lake," and "The Sleeping Beauties" (4:44) -- The Master of Funerals and the Death of Kawabata (5:36)…”
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Elie Wiesel dead stars, dead eyes by Digital Classics (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Power of Words in Judaism (1:54) -- Wiesel's Childhood in Sighet, Romania (3:28) -- Wiesel at Boston University (3:04) -- Influences of "Teachers" on Wiesel (3:25) -- The "Wise Man" of Auschwitz, Poland (3:35) -- Bearing Witness to the Holocaust (3:29) -- Wiesel in Paris, France (5:13) -- Writing About the Holocaust (4:02) -- Wiesel in Jerusalem (5:45) -- Wiesel in New York, America (1:09) -- Oslo, Norway: Wiesel Awarded the Nobel Prize (3:24) -- Quiryat and Mal'aki, Israel (6:13) -- Wiesel's Philosophy on Hatred (3:11) -- Wiesel's Return to Sighet (5:46)…”
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