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Not so fast: Many Nobel winners endured initial rejections

Some of the world’s most innovative ideas and creations have started out in a rejection pile.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania


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3 win Nobel in Chemistry for work on lithium-ion batteries

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for their work developing lithium-ion batteries, which have reshaped energy storage and transformed cars, mobile phones and many other devices — and reduced the world’s reliance on fossil fuels that contribute to global warming.

By The Associated Press

3 win Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries in cosmology

The trio is credited for their "contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe, and Earth's place in the cosmos."
By The Associated Press

3 get Nobel Medicine prize for learning how cells use oxygen

Their work has paved the way for new strategies to fight anemia, cancer and other diseases.
By The Associated Press