Oct 13th, 2005 · British playwright Harold Pinter, who juxtaposed the brutal and the banal in such works as The Caretaker and The Birthday Party and made an art form out of spare language and unbearable silence, won the 2005 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday.
Oct 13th, 2005 · English playwright Harold Pinter is awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the author of plays such as The Birthday Party and The Caretaker. Pinter has earned his own adjective, "Pinteresque," which refers to his use of spare dialogue and banal settings to create a sense of dread and implied violence in everyday relationships.
Oct 10th, 2005 · Thomas C. Schelling and Robert Aumann are co-winners of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics. The two worked independently to apply game theory to social and political problems. Robert Siegel speaks with Dr. Schelling, who teaches at the University of Maryland.
Oct 10th, 2005 · Thomas Schelling and Robert Aumann have won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics. Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the two men, who were recognized for their contributions to game-theory analysis.
Oct 6th, 2005 · The Swedish Academy is not yet ready to name a winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature, traditionally announced on the first or second Thursday of October. The delay has created speculation that Academy members are embroiled in a fierce debate over this year's laureate.
Oct 5th, 2005 · Frenchman Yves Chauvin and Americans Robert Grubbs and Richard Schrock win the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Their research shows how to custom-make molecules for cheaper, cleaner chemicals and drugs to combat major diseases.
Oct 3rd, 2005 · Australians Robin Warren and Barry Marshall receive the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Their research bucked conventional wisdom, showing that a bacterium, not simply excess stomach acid, causes peptic ulcers. Also, it suggested that bacterium may be a major cause of stomach cancer.