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Yes, they can. In 1901, science was not nearly as collaborative as it is today. Especially considering the need for a Nobel Prize to be experimental and the fac
by hyperbrainer 2y ago
Yes, they can. In 1901, science was not nearly as collaborative as it is today. Especially considering the need for a Nobel Prize to be experimental and the fact that most major labs today _need_ dozens of people.
- afthonos 2y agoThat…has nothing to do with my question. It was a procedural and legal question, not an abstract moral one.
- hyperbrainer 2y agoWell, it seems like amendments have been made before. [0] > Before the board ... votes on a proposal to amend the statutes ... with the first paragraph, the prize-awarding bodies shall examine the proposal. https://www.nobelprize.org/organization/special-regulations- https://www.nobelprize.org/organization/special-regulations-...
- achierius 2y agoHe asked _can_ not _should_: what is the legal mechanism for doing so? Personally I don't doubt there is one but I don't think you know it off the top of your head, so I don't see it as fair to disparage OP for not knowing either.
- hyperbrainer 2y agoWell, it seems like amendments have been made before. [0] > Before the board ... votes on a proposal to amend the statutes ... with the first paragraph, the prize-awarding bodies shall examine the proposal. https://www.nobelprize.org/organization/special-regulations-for-the-award-of-the-nobel-peace-prize/ https://www.nobelprize.org/organization/special-regulations-...