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[[Sarah Jane Smith]] hoped that her journalistic work exposing the international arms trade might earn her a Nobel Prize. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') According to one account she did address the Nobel Academy in 1998, at that time using the name Sarah Jane [[Paul Morley|Morley]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') | [[Sarah Jane Smith]] hoped that her journalistic work exposing the international arms trade might earn her a Nobel Prize. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two (novel)|Interference - Book Two]]'') According to one account she did address the Nobel Academy in 1998, at that time using the name Sarah Jane [[Paul Morley|Morley]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') | ||
[[The Pharm]] hoped to win the Nobel Prize once they'd developed [[Reset]] for human use. ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'') | |||
Prior to [[2009]], Professor Sir [[Rupert Silverman]] was nominated for the Nobel Prize for [[Physics]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eternity Trap (TV story)|The Eternity Trap]]'') | Prior to [[2009]], Professor Sir [[Rupert Silverman]] was nominated for the Nobel Prize for [[Physics]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eternity Trap (TV story)|The Eternity Trap]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
All Nobel Prize winners explicitly named as such in ''Doctor Who'' or related fiction have been scientists. (John Brent's status as a scientist is implied, rather than explicit.) Other Nobel laureates, such as [[Barack Obama]], have appeared, but their status as Nobel Prize winners has not been mentioned. | All Nobel Prize winners explicitly named as such in ''Doctor Who'' or related fiction have been scientists. (John Brent's status as a scientist is implied, rather than explicit.) Other Nobel laureates, such as [[Barack Obama]], have appeared, but their status as Nobel Prize winners has not been mentioned. | ||
[[Category:Awards from the real world]] | [[Category:Awards from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 7 August 2018
The Nobel Prize was a prestigious award given on Earth in the 20th and 21st centuries. Its recipients included scientists such as Clifford Jones and Alistair Gryffen, as well as John Brent. (TV: The Green Death, TV: The Custodians, PROSE: Time and Relative) In the 1980s, CERN won the Nobel Prize for their anti-proton beam facility. (AUDIO: Lost Souls)
Dr Fendelman once suggested that Adam Colby would win a Nobel Prize for his work in palaeontology. (TV: Image of the Fendahl)
Sarah Jane Smith hoped that her journalistic work exposing the international arms trade might earn her a Nobel Prize. (PROSE: Interference - Book Two) According to one account she did address the Nobel Academy in 1998, at that time using the name Sarah Jane Morley. (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet)
The Pharm hoped to win the Nobel Prize once they'd developed Reset for human use. (TV: Reset)
Prior to 2009, Professor Sir Rupert Silverman was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Physics. (TV: The Eternity Trap)
Behind the scenes
All Nobel Prize winners explicitly named as such in Doctor Who or related fiction have been scientists. (John Brent's status as a scientist is implied, rather than explicit.) Other Nobel laureates, such as Barack Obama, have appeared, but their status as Nobel Prize winners has not been mentioned.
