Nobel Prizes – Page 2

Robert M. Solow, Groundbreaking Economist and Nobelist, Dies at 99

His elegant work established that the main determinant of economic growth was technology, not growing capital and labor.

By Robert D. Hershey Jr. and Michael M. Weinstein

Goldin, Claudia Income Inequality Labor and Jobs Nobel Prizes Parenting Wages and Salaries Women and Girls Work-Life Balance

Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-Winning Research Shows ‘Why Women Won’

The winner of the Nobel in economics has demonstrated how gender gaps in work have shrunk, and why some remain.

By Claire Cain Miller

Economics (Theory and Philosophy) Goldin, Claudia Labor and Jobs Nobel Prizes Women and Girls

Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel in Economics for Studying Women in the Work Force

Her research uncovered the reasons for differences in labor force participation and earnings for women. She is the third woman to win the economics Nobel.

By Jeanna Smialek

Batteries Deaths (Obituaries) Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Goodenough, John B. (1922-2023) Lithium-ion Battery Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nobel Prizes Oxford University The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World (Book) University of Texas at Austin

John B. Goodenough, 100, Dies; Nobel-Winning Creator of the Lithium-Ion Battery

An unassuming professor who remained active into his 90s, he is credited with the breakthrough that gave rise to the batteries powering today’s electronic devices.

By Robert D. McFadden

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