On poisons and Nobel Prizes. Benjamin List and David MacMillan

Norak: Nobel Prizes Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 2021 We were delighted to learn that the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to two scientists of enormous stature: the German Benjamin List (Frankfurt, Germany, 1968) of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research and the US-based Scotsman David MacMillan (Bellshill, UK, 1968) of Princeton […]

Saint Jerome: the story of his female disciples

Saint Jerome: the story of his female disciples

NORAK: TRANSLATORS DAY Saint Jerome, translator of the “Vulgate” Bible: the story of his female disciples Every 30 September we celebrate International Translation Day, commemorating the death of Jerome or Saint Jerome (Stridon, Dalmatia, 345-350 AD – Bethlehem, 30 September 420 AD), considered the patron saint of translators. Jerome’s great feat is well known: the […]