During his Nobel Prize banquet speech, 2013 physics laureate Peter Higgs reflected on the decades of research – and the many individuals – whose work contributed to understanding the origin of subatomic particle mass. Among those whose insights shaped this achievement was Robert Brout, whose collaboration with François Englert laid the theoretical foundations of what is now known as the Brout–Englert–Higgs (BEH) mechanism. Although Brout did not live to see the Higgs boson’s discovery or share i

Medicine laureate Carol Greider overcame dyslexia as a child with persistence and creativity. Since she found it hard to read the traditional way, she found another: she taught herself to memorise words and letter order, circumventing her inability to sound out words. Greider is one of many Nobel Prize laureates that have dyslexia. #NobelPrize | Nobel Prize

"Mommy, Mommy, I won a prize!" In his Nobel Prize banquet speech, literature laureate J.M. Coetzee reflected on the sadness of parents passing away before they can see their children’s potential fully realised. The 2003 literature prize was awarded to Coetzee “who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider.” | Nobel Prize