Nobel winner J.M.G Le Clézio - Page 2

BlackVoid · 10-20-2008, 05:07 AM

The Nobel price is a joke in itself!

Consider this:
"LTCM was founded in 1994 by John Meriwether, the former vice-chairman and head of bond trading at Salomon Brothers. Board of directors members included Myron Scholes and Robert C. Merton, who shared the 1997 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.[2] Initially enormously successful with annualized returns of over 40% in its first years, in 1998 it lost $4.6 billion in less than four months and became a prominent example of the risk potential in the hedge fund industry. The fund folded in early 2000."

HarryT · 10-20-2008, 05:20 AM

The economics prize is a modern thing. I think that the original prizes for science, etc, are very reputable still.

HappyMartin · 10-20-2008, 05:35 AM

Not sure of all the categories but the peace prize has been won by amazing people. Bishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela and the 14th Dalai Lama to name just three.

Dr. Drib · 07-28-2010, 09:38 PM

LeClezio's first novel is now available from Amazon.

Don

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10-20-2008, 05:07 AM	#16
BlackVoid Evangelist Posts: 415 Karma: 510423 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony PRS-505	The Nobel price is a joke in itself! Consider this: "LTCM was founded in 1994 by John Meriwether, the former vice-chairman and head of bond trading at Salomon Brothers. Board of directors members included Myron Scholes and Robert C. Merton, who shared the 1997 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.[2] Initially enormously successful with annualized returns of over 40% in its first years, in 1998 it lost $4.6 billion in less than four months and became a prominent example of the risk potential in the hedge fund industry. The fund folded in early 2000."

10-20-2008, 05:20 AM	#17
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The economics prize is a modern thing. I think that the original prizes for science, etc, are very reputable still.

10-20-2008, 05:35 AM	#18
HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,546 Karma: 8480958 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	Not sure of all the categories but the peace prize has been won by amazing people. Bishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela and the 14th Dalai Lama to name just three.

07-28-2010, 09:38 PM	#19
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,616 Karma: 60184181 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	LeClezio's first novel is now available from Amazon. Don

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