When Nobel Prize Winners Miss The Call: How Laureates Discovered Their Life-Changing News

Oct 09, 2025 02:17 am CST

The 2025 Nobel Prize announcements created unique moments as winners learned about their honors in various unexpected ways. From a scientist on vacation in Yellowstone without cell service to another who mistook the Swedish call for telemarketing, this article explores the human side of how prestigious scientific achievements are revealed to their creators, sometimes decades after their groundbreaking discoveries.