Africa's Nobel Laureates: have we received enough credit?

AFRICA’S NOBEL LAUREATES: HAVE WE RECEIVED ENOUGH CREDIT?

Professor Mike Bruton, ichthyologist, museum and science centre development consultant

Friday 19 January  1.00 pm  COURSE FEES R110; Staff and students R55

Ever since Mike Bruton attended the ceremony held in Stockholm where Kader Asmal was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize under the same circumstances as the Nobel Prizes, he has been fascinated by who has won (and not reflect the novel contributions of Africans to world affairs? The fact that nearly half of the Nobel Prizes awarded to Africans were peace prizes attests to the strong contributions that they have made to conflict resolution, and the six literature prizes reflect their significant contributions to world literature, stimulated no doubt by their diverse experiences on the vast, spirited continent. But why only nine awards in the three science categories?

Recommended reading

Asmal, K.D., Chidester, D. and James, W. (eds). 2004. South Africa’s Nobel Laureates. Peace, Literature and Science. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball.

Bruton, M.N. 2021. Africa’s Nobel Laureates. Chapter 14 in: Curious Notions. Reflections of an Imagineer. Cape Town: Footprint Press.

Zewail, A. 2002. Voyage through Time. Walks of Life to the Nobel Prize. Cairo: The American University of Cairo.

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