Nobel Prize up for sale in rare auction
The 1936 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Argentina’s Foreign Minister Carlos Saavedra Lamas went for $950,000 last March, while the 1935 Nobel for Physics given to James Chadwick for his…
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‘Birdman’ Wins Best Picture At The 2015 Oscars
One of the haziest Best Picture races in recent memory has been settled: “Birdman” took home the grand prize at Sunday’s Oscars. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s tale of a washed-up actor’s…
Powerball jackpot nears a half-billion bucks
The prize would be the third largest in the history of the game and fifth largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. – The lottery would have made them millionaires …
Hundreds Of St. Louis Pets Strut Their Stuff At Mardi Gras Parade
ST. LOUIS — In celebration of Mardi Gras, St. Louis dogs (and one pig) gathered in the historic French neighborhood of Soulard to strut in the 22nd Annual Purina Beggin’…
Charles H. Townes, Physicist Who Helped Develop Lasers, Dies at 99
Charles H. Townes, a visionary physicist whose research led to the development of the laser, making it possible to play CDs, scan prices at the supermarket, measure time precisely, survey…
Charles Townes Dead: Inventor Of Laser Dies At 99
Dr. Charles Townes, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the laser, died in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday. He was 99. Townes’ death was announced…
Female Architects’ Inspiring Words Of Wisdom For Young Women In The Field
This article originally appeared on ArchDaily. by Karissa Rosenfield Architects’ Journal has released the shortlist of their annual Women in Architecture awards, naming 17 established and emerging practitioners who have…