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Way to go, Jack.
I met Szostak back in my grad school days. I'd invited him out for a seminar series I was running.
Funny to see him get the Nobel for his telomere work. I know him best at the ribozyme guy. When the Nobels went out (last year or the year before) for RNA work, I was wondering why he didn't get it. Well, now he did, for something else.
Also, read the article. I find it funny how the Nobel committee always seems to make the announcement at some un-godly hour. Heh.
links for 2009-10-05
Heh.
Szostak, Boston, before 5am => before 11am, Stockholm
Greider, Baltimore, just before 5am => just before 11am, Stockholm
Blackburn, San Francisco 2am => 11am, Stockholm
Interestingly, they announce the result as soon as the decision is made. They even annouce the times here, and it’s “Nobel week” this week, so you can be prepared for that big call!
“The announcement of the Nobel Laureates and the Laureates in Economic Sciences for the year is made on the same day that the Nobel Prize awarding institutions choose from among the names recommended by the respective Nobel Committees. Immediately after the vote, a press conference is held by the concerned Nobel Prize awarder.”
Physiology or Medicine – Monday, October 5, 11:30 a.m. CET at the earliest
Physics – Tuesday, October 6, 11:45 a.m. CET at the earliest
Chemistry – Wednesday, October 7, 11:45 a.m. CET at the earliest
Literature – Thursday, October 8, 1:00 p.m. CET at the earliest
Peace – Friday, October 9, 11:00 a.m. CET
http://nobelprize.org/prize_announcements/
Some nice stories here:
“Minutes just before the announcement, the Prize Awarding Institution calls the Nobel Laureates to inform them that they have been awarded the Nobel Prize. These calls can come at unexpected times and reach Nobel Laureates in unexpected places. Here are some recollections of those special moments when the “magic call” came through.”
http://nobelprize.org/prize_announcements/magic_call.html