Eight Brazilians have already been nominated for the Nobel Prize in the Physics, Chemistry or Medicine categories between the years 1901 and 1971.
As nominations for the award can only be made public 50 years after they take place, these are the most recent data released by the Nobel Foundation — which means that we will only discover the Brazilians nominated for this year’s award in 2074.
None of the Brazilians nominated was a Nobel Prize laureate, but some received multiple nominations.
Meet the eight Brazilians nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine
Cesar Lattes
Lattes received seven nominations for the Nobel Prize in Physics between 1949 and 1954. The scientist may not have received the prize, but he was one of those responsible for the study of mesons that earned Cecil Powell, head of the laboratory where he worked, the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1950.
For his contributions to science, his name was given to the platform that brings together the academic history of all scientists and researchers in Brazil, Lattes.
David Bohm
Bohm received a nomination for the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1958. The American physicist gained Brazilian citizenship by living and teaching in the country. He is considered one of the most important physicists of the 20th century, with contributions in the area of quantum theory.
René Wurmser
Wurmser received three nominations for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry between 1942 and 1958. The French physicist acquired Brazilian citizenship after spending time in the country and made contributions in the areas of botany and cellular and molecular biology.
Fritz Feigl
Feigl received 11 nominations for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry between 1955 and 1969. The Austrian chemist, naturalized Brazilian, was responsible for creating Touch Analysis.
Carlos Chagas
Chagas received two nominations for the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1913 and 1921. He was a public health doctor and infectious disease specialist who stood out in the fight against malaria in Brazil. He was also the one who discovered American trypanosomiasis, which became better known as Chagas disease.
Antonio C Fontes
Fontes received a nomination for the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1934. The doctor and researcher stood out for his studies on tuberculosis.
Adolpho Lutz
Lutz received a nomination for the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1938. The doctor and scientist was a pioneer in tropical medicine and infectious disease research in Brazil, he published several works on typhoid fever, malaria, schistosomiasis, diphtheria, leishmaniasis, leprosy, among others.
Manoel de Abreu
Abreu received six nominations for the Nobel Prize in Medicine between 1946 and 1953. The doctor and inventor was responsible for developing a method of taking x-rays of the lungs, as a way of diagnosing tuberculosis and other diseases.
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This content was originally published in Meet Brazilians who have already been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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