Female Nobel Laureates: an earnest and worthy deathmatch (20-02)

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GregP
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Barbara McClintock (Physiology or Medicine 1983): “for her discovery of mobile genetic elements” 13 - 14 Marie Curie, née Sklodowska (Physics 1903): “in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel”. NOTE: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 was divided, one half awarded to Antoine Henri Becquerel "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity", the other half jointly to Pierre Curie and Marie Curie, née Sklodowska "in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel."
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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (Physiology or Medicine 2008): “for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus”. NOTE: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008 was divided, one half awarded to Harald zur Hausen "for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer", the other half jointly to Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier "for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus." 11 - 16 Marie Curie, née Sklodowska (Chemistry 1911): “in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element”
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Nadia Murad (Peace Prize 2018): “for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict”. NOTE: The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict," according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee announcement on 5 October 2018 in Oslo, Norway. 15 - 12 Donna Strickland (Physics 2018):“for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics”. NOTE: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 was awarded "for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics" with one half to Arthur Ashkin "for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems", the other half jointly to Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland "for their method of generating high-intensity, ...
Maclennane
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shame. I wanted to see MC Radioactive through, but not as Becquerel's assistant, and McClintock deserved her place.
GregP
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QF4 is tied. I'll put a replay up at noon if this is still the case.
GregP
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Well that changed fast.

Jody Williams (Peace Prize 1997): “for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines”. NOTE: The Nobel Peace Prize 1997 was awarded jointly to International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Jody Williams 15 - 12 Tu Youyou (Physiology or Medicine 2015): “for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria”. NOTE: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 was divided, one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura and the other half to Tu Youyou "for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria."
GregP
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The excitement never ends. Mary Curry plays with herself in the second semi.
Chrisity
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This is where we all vote for the X isn't it?
GregP
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One of the semis is close, so I'll keep them both open until tomorrow, then run the final until Monday. Okay?
GlennR
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Got it boss.

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Deathmatch closed 04/02/20
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GOLD: Marie Curie, who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person — man or woman — to win the award twice. With her husband Pierre Curie, Marie's efforts led to the discovery of polonium and radium and, after Pierre's death, the further development of X-rays. The famed scientist died in 1934 of aplastic anemia likely caused by exposure to radiation

SILVER: Jody Williams, (born October 9, 1950, Putney, Vermont, U.S.), American activist who helped found the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). In 1997 she and the campaign were named corecipients of the Nobel Prize for Peace

BRONZE: Nadia Murad Basee Taha, an Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist who lives in Germany. In 2014, she was kidnapped from her hometown Kocho and held by the Islamic State for three months.

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