1990-1999

 
 
1990: Chaos: the New Science The focus of the 1990 Nobel Conference was to help us all understand and have the capability to answer questions about nature and life that are the most interesting and that really matter to us. Ilya Priogine was the Nobel Laureate this year. The Conference was broadcasted over WCCO’s news station all three days. It was also recorded on VHS and audio cassettes. The brochure cover of the `95 conference. 1991: Evolving Cosmos The 1991 Nobel Conference was centered around our current knowledge into scientific theory and evolving cosmos. Questions brought up throughout the conference pertained to the Big Bang Theory, how physics can lead us and tell us about the origins and energy of stars, the importance of intelligent life, and the understanding of an evolving universe. William Fowler was the Nobel Laureate this year. The conference was recorded on VHS and audio cassettes. The brochure cover of the `91 conference. 1992: Immunity: the Battle Within The focus of the 1992 Conference was “Medicine of the Future.” This was a conference that explored the latest medical and scientific knowledge about the body’s complex defense network. One of the main discussion topics was “Gene Therapy;” this is a scientific method that corrects genetic errors and enhances the body’s immune responses. “Gene Therapy as discussed at the conference was to help scientist lead to cures-- cancer. Baruj Benacerraf was the Nobel Laureate this year. As a promoting mechanism, brochures were made prior to the Nobel Conference with information about the speakers and ticket information. The conference was recorded on VHS and audio cassettes. The brochure cover of the `92 conference. 1993: Nature Out of Balance: The New Ecology This was a conference that explored the latest scientific thinking and research into the “New Ecology.” The conference focus was to help analyze the ideals of environmentalism within the context of the science of ecology. There was primarily a focus on the roles of fire and hurricanes and their natural roles throughout the ecosystems. The `93 conference was held then because the world was moving into a greater awareness of environmental issues. The ideas about ecology before the conference was held were said to be that nothing was out of balance it was all perfect. There were no Nobel Laureates for this Nobel Conference. The conference was recorded on VHS and audio cassettes. A ticket for the speaker presentations. 1994: Unlocking the Brain: Progress in Neuroscience The 1990’s were known as the “decade of the brain” because of this the topic was chosen to focus on the human brain. The conference offered a chance for the audience to hear about leading researchers and what they thought about the brain’s performance and its tasks. There was an emphasis on the types of new technology and tools being used to study the brain. David Hubel was the Nobel Laureate this year. The conference was recorded on VHS and audio cassettes. 1995: The New Shape of matter: Materials Challenging Science This conference was based off of a group of international scientists. The conference discussed scientists’ work on the cutting edge of science creation. The conference also touched base on modern day theorists who sought to bring meaning and purpose to the discoveries and how technologies advancements opened larger areas of unknown science. Philip Anderson and Pierre-Gilles de Gennes were both the Nobel Laureates this year. Harold Kroto was a key speaker because following his presentation in the `95 Nobel Conference he won the Nobel Prize in `96 for Chemistry. He discovered an unknown form of carbon; C60 buckminsterfullerene. The conference was recorded on VHS and audio cassettes. The brochure cover of the `95 conference. 1996: Apes at the End of an Age The `96 Nobel Conference discusses the commonalities and behaviors that Apes have with humans. There was an important article on Wily Ways and the speech and language behaviors. Aggression, morality, and social complexities were the main three topics discussed by numerous Nobel speakers. An interesting fact about the `96 Conference is that a way for the Nobel Conference to raise money was they allowed St. Peter businesses the opportunity to place ads in the Nobel Conference pamphlets/magazine. There were no Nobel Laureates for this Conference. The conference was recorded on VHS and audio cassettes. The `96 Nobel Conference cover. 1997: unveiling the Solar System: 30 Years of Exploration This Conference focused on Space explorations and even had a speaker, Musgrave, who is an astronaut, he came and presented at the conference. Musgrave is the only man who has spent 1200+ hours floating around in space. At the time, Musgrave was the only man to have flown on all five U.S. space shuttles. Musgrave is also known for being the oldest human in space at 61 years of age. Sherwood was the Nobel Laureate this year. The Nobel Conference was broadcasted on the KEY-TC station both days. The conference was recorded on VHS and audio cassettes. The speakers of the `97 Nobel Conference. 1998: Virus the human Connection The conference of `98 examined the “subtle and varied biomechanical mechanisms” by which viruses evolved. The speakers discussed the human effects a virus has on them when it reproduces and how the response to a virus-host coevolution. Also, on how the social changes and if that is being influenced on or influencing the virus. The conference was recorded on audio cassettes. You could purchase the AC for $9.00 at the BookMark. A ticket for the Lectures in `98.  1999: Genetics in the New Millenium The last Nobel Conference was designated to the future of medicine. One of the speakers, Dr. Ventor is known as the “Gene Maverick.” He is important because he developed the most widely used method for tagging genes and made it a lot easier to tag genes (the use of automated gene sequencers). The conference was recorded on VHS and audio cassettes. One of the speakers had a featured article in Time Magazine.

1990-    Chaos: The New Science

1991-    Evolving Cosmos

1992-    Immunity: The Battle Within

1993-    Nature Out of Balance: The New Ecology

1994-    Unlocking the Brain: Progress in Neuroscience

1995-    The New Shape of Matter: Materials Challenging Science

1996-    Apes at the End of an Age: Primate Language and Behavior 

1997-    Unveiling the Solar System: 30 Years of Exploration

1998-    Virus: The Human Connection

1999-    Genetics in the New Millennium