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the ribbon that turns effort into a story worth telling.
means a reward given for winning, excelling, or being randomly lucky enough to hold the right ticket.
from from old french pris, meaning value or worth, itself from latin pretium, the root of price — a prize was literally what something was deemed worth.
nobel originfunded by the inventor of dynamite, guilt included.
cracker jackput toys in boxes since 1912, still does.
no math prizenobel snubbed mathematics entirely, rumor blames a rivalry.
for instance
nobel prize — awarded since 1901, funded by alfred nobel's fortune.
pulitzer prize — honors journalism and letters since 1917, named after joseph pulitzer.
fields medal — math's top honor, given only every four years since 1936.
cracker jack prize — tiny toy in every box since 1912, a candy tradition.