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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]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'', [[K9TV]]: ''[[The Custodians (TV story)|The Custodians]]'', [[TN]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'')
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The '''Nobel Prize''' was a prestigious award given on Earth in the 20th and 21st centuries. Its recipients included [[scientist]]s such as [[Clifford Jones]] and [[Alistair Gryffen]], as well as [[John Brent]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Custodians (TV story)|The Custodians]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'') The scientists [[James Watson]], [[Francis Crick|Crick]], and [[Maurice Wilkins|Wilkins]] won the award in [[1962]] for their discoveries regarding [[DNA]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint (novel)|The Taint]]'') In the [[1980s]], [[CERN]] won the Nobel Prize for their anti-proton beam facility. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lost Souls (audio story)|Lost Souls]]'')


Dr. [[Fendelman]] once suggested that [[Adam Colby]] would win a Nobel Prize for his work in palaeontology. ([[DW]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'')
Dr [[Fendelman]] once suggested that [[Adam Colby]] would win a Nobel Prize for his work in palaeontology. ([[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'')


According to one account, [[Sarah Jane Smith]], then using the name Sarah Jane Morley, addressed the Nobel Academy in 1998. ([[NA]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'')
[[Clifford Jones]] was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Velvet Hugs (short story)}})


==Behind the scenes==
[[Nelson Mandela]] and [[F. W. de Klerk]] were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in [[1993]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Instruments of Darkness (novel)}})
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.
 
[[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]]'')
 
At some point in the future, [[Super Nobel Prize]]s were awarded. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Living Death (short story)|The Living Death]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Other real world Nobel laureates include [[Theodore Roosevelt]], [[Albert Einstein]], [[Martin Luther King]], [[Henry Kissinger]], [[Jimmy Carter]], and [[Barack Obama]].


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Nobel Prize

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) The scientists James Watson, Crick, and Wilkins won the award in 1962 for their discoveries regarding DNA. (PROSE: The Taint) 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)

Clifford Jones was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (PROSE: Velvet Hugs [+]Loading...["Velvet Hugs (short story)"])

Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness [+]Loading...["Instruments of Darkness (novel)"])

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)

At some point in the future, Super Nobel Prizes were awarded. (PROSE: The Living Death)

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Other real world Nobel laureates include Theodore Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama.