Sunday 06 · 09 · 2026

Dutch Nobel Prizes

Scientists and peace advocates recognised internationally.

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From the archive · 06.09.2026

Dutch Nobel Prizes

Scientists and peace advocates recognised internationally.

ewouds rondje 06/09 NL · NEDERLANDSE-NOBELPRIJZEN
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Stop 1 of 5 In which field did Johannes Diderik van der Waals receive the 1910 Nobel Prize?
Stop 2 of 5 Which two Dutch scientists shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics?
Stop 3 of 5 Which achievement was linked to Heike Kamerlingh Onnes’s Nobel Prize?
Stop 4 of 5 Who shared the first Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969?
Stop 5 of 5 For what work did Tobias Asser receive the 1911 Nobel Peace Prize?

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