ONE of the fixed points in the scientific calendar is the announcement, in early October, of the Nobel prizes for chemistry, physics and physiology or medicine.

"Anyone who solves these will be in line for a Nobel Prize, " he added.

No matter what goals you wish to achieve in life, whether its money, love, an Olympic gold medal, or a Nobel Prize, you must be prepared for both failure and adversity.

So, the father gets a Nobel Prize for showing that an electron is a particle, and the son says, well, what can I do to top that?

Some very smart people - Nobel prize winners - found this very hard, it made them very nervous.