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"Many, many years ago one of my English TA officemates noticed that a student wrote 'writhing' instead of 'writing.' We spent the rest of the afternoon inserting 'writhing' into textbook titles ('Writhing with a Purpose') and other phrases like 'technical writhing.' My favorite: 'writhing across the curriculum.'” --peg
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October 10, 2007
German Scientist Wins Nobel Prize for Work on Surface Chemistry
A German scientist has won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced moments ago. The winner, Gerhard Ertl, a professor emeritus at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, in Berlin, will receive a prize worth about $1.5-million. The academy recognized him for his studies of “chemical processes on solid surfaces,” work that has led to innovations in fuel cells and artificial fertilizers, among other things. The prize, to be presented in December, is the third this week. On Monday the prize in medicine was announced. On Tuesday the physics prize was awarded. The Chronicle will have a fuller report on the chemistry winner later. —Andrew Mytelka
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