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In 2007 Dr. [[Michael Nobel]], a great grand nephew of [[Alfred Nobel]], attempted to start a prize called the ''Michael Nobel Energy Award'' that would award innovations in alternative energy technology.<ref>{{cite news | first = Philip| last = Nobel| title = Michael Nobel Energy Award| publisher = [http://www.prbuzz.com PRBuzz.com]| date = [[2007-10-09]]| url = http://www.prbuzz.com/michael-nobel-energy-award-9423.html| accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Philip| last = Nobel| title = Statement from the Nobel Charitable Trust Foundation regarding the Michael Nobel Energy Award| publisher = [http://www.i-newswire.com I-Newswire.com]| date = [[2007-10-09]]| url = http://www.i-newswire.com/pr125464.html| accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref> The plan was announced at [[nanoTX]] 07. The Nobel Foundation quickly reacted by threatening legal action for infringement of their trademark.The Director of the Nobel Foundation and the elected Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Family Society disapproved to the institution of the so called 'Dr. Michael Nobel Award' as well as the Nobel Charitable Trust and Nobel Family Benevolent society. <ref>[http://www.metro.se/se/article/2007/09/27/17/2836-42/index.xml Metro: Nobel var en bedragare]</ref><ref>{{cite web| author = nanoPRwire| title = Michael Nobel Relieved of nanoTX'07 Activities After Protest from Nobel Foundation and Family Society| publisher = [[Nano Science and Technology Institute]]| date = [[2007-09-24]]| url = http://www.nsti.org/press/PRshow.html?id=2335| accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first = Barnaby J.| last = Feder| title = The Nobel Prize That Wasn’t| publisher = [[The New York Times]]| date = [[2007-10-18]]| url = http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/the-nobel-prize-that-wasnt/| accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref> |
In 2007 Dr. [[Michael Nobel]], a great grand nephew of [[Alfred Nobel]], attempted to start a prize called the ''Michael Nobel Energy Award'' that would award innovations in alternative energy technology.<ref>{{cite news | first = Philip| last = Nobel| title = Michael Nobel Energy Award| publisher = [http://www.prbuzz.com PRBuzz.com]| date = [[2007-10-09]]| url = http://www.prbuzz.com/michael-nobel-energy-award-9423.html| accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Philip| last = Nobel| title = Statement from the Nobel Charitable Trust Foundation regarding the Michael Nobel Energy Award| publisher = [http://www.i-newswire.com I-Newswire.com]| date = [[2007-10-09]]| url = http://www.i-newswire.com/pr125464.html| accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref> The plan was announced at [[nanoTX]] 07. The Nobel Foundation quickly reacted by threatening legal action for infringement of their trademark.The Director of the Nobel Foundation and the elected Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Family Society disapproved to the institution of the so called 'Dr. Michael Nobel Award' as well as the Nobel Charitable Trust and Nobel Family Benevolent society. <ref>[http://www.metro.se/se/article/2007/09/27/17/2836-42/index.xml Metro: Nobel var en bedragare]</ref><ref>{{cite web| author = nanoPRwire| title = Michael Nobel Relieved of nanoTX'07 Activities After Protest from Nobel Foundation and Family Society| publisher = [[Nano Science and Technology Institute]]| date = [[2007-09-24]]| url = http://www.nsti.org/press/PRshow.html?id=2335| accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first = Barnaby J.| last = Feder| title = The Nobel Prize That Wasn’t| publisher = [[The New York Times]]| date = [[2007-10-18]]| url = http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/the-nobel-prize-that-wasnt/| accessdate = 2007-10-18}}</ref> |
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Michael Nobel was born as Michael Oleinikoff. |
Michael Nobel was born as Michael Oleinikoff. Michael's father Sven Oleinikoff changed to his mother's maiden name Nobel, and subsequently, so did Michael. |
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The Nobel Foundation (Swedish: Nobelstiftelsen) is a private institution founded on 29 June 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes.[1] The Foundation is based on the last will of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.[2] It also holds Nobel Symposia on important breakthroughs in science and topics of cultural or social significance.
Nobel Symposia
In 1965, the Foundation initiated the Nobel Symposia, a program that holds symposia "devoted to areas of science where breakthroughs are occurring or deal with other topics of primary cultural or social significance."[3] The symposia has covered topics such as prostaglandins, chemical kinetics, diabetes mellitus, string theory, cosmology, and the Cold War in the 1980s.[4] The Nobel Symposium Committee consists of members from the Nobel Committees in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine; the Prize Committee for Economics; the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation; and the Wallenberg Foundation.[3]
Michael Nobel Energy Award
In 2007 Dr. Michael Nobel, a great grand nephew of Alfred Nobel, attempted to start a prize called the Michael Nobel Energy Award that would award innovations in alternative energy technology.[5][6] The plan was announced at nanoTX 07. The Nobel Foundation quickly reacted by threatening legal action for infringement of their trademark.The Director of the Nobel Foundation and the elected Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Family Society disapproved to the institution of the so called 'Dr. Michael Nobel Award' as well as the Nobel Charitable Trust and Nobel Family Benevolent society. [7][8][9]
Michael Nobel was born as Michael Oleinikoff. Michael's father Sven Oleinikoff changed to his mother's maiden name Nobel, and subsequently, so did Michael.
Notes
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Lemmel, Birgitta (2007-06-29). "The Nobel Foundation: A Century of Growth and Change". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
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"The Nobel Foundation". Nobel Foundation. 2007-09-24. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
The Nobel Foundation is a private institution established in 1900 based on the will of Alfred Nobel. The Foundation manages the assets made available through the will for the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace. It represents the Nobel Institutions externally and administers informational activities and arrangements surrounding the presentation of the Nobel Prize.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Nobel Symposia". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Complete List of Nobel Symposia from 1965 - present". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ^ Nobel, Philip (2007-10-09). "Michael Nobel Energy Award". PRBuzz.com. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); External link in|publisher= - ^ Nobel, Philip (2007-10-09). "Statement from the Nobel Charitable Trust Foundation regarding the Michael Nobel Energy Award". I-Newswire.com. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); External link in|publisher= - ^ Metro: Nobel var en bedragare
- ^ nanoPRwire (2007-09-24). "Michael Nobel Relieved of nanoTX'07 Activities After Protest from Nobel Foundation and Family Society". Nano Science and Technology Institute. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Feder, Barnaby J. (2007-10-18). "The Nobel Prize That Wasn't". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
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See also
- Lars Ernster (1920-1998) – a professor of biochemistry and a former member of the Board of the Nobel Foundation
- List of wealthiest foundations
- Nobel Conference
External links
- "2007 Nobel Conference" – Official site of the "2007 Nobel Conference" at Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota. Accessed October 28, 2007.
- The Nobel Foundation– Official site of the Nobel Foundation.
- "Nobel Symposia" – Official webpage of the Nobel Foundation.
- "The Will of Alfred Nobel" – Official webpage of the Nobel Foundation; quotes a pertinent excerpt.
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