Q: What is the Nobel Foundation?
A: The Nobel Foundation is a private institution established in 1900 based on the will of Alfred Nobel. The Foundation manages the assets made available through the will for awarding the world’s most prestigious honor, the Nobel Prize.


Q: What is a Nobel Laureate?
A: A Laureate is a person honored for high achievement in a particular field. A Nobel Laureate is someone who is awarded the Nobel Prize.


Q: What is the Honeywell Science Education Initiative?
A: The Honeywell Science Education Initiative is an effort designed to inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists beginning with students and teachers at the middle school level and extending to targeted universities around the world. Already, Honeywell’s science and math education programs: FMA Live!, Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy, and Honeywell Scholars @ Presidential Classroom, have reached more than 125,000 students and teachers in 26 countries and 41 U.S. states.


Q: What is the Honeywell – Nobel Initiative?
A: The Honeywell – Nobel Initiative is a global science education effort that will connect university students with recipients of the world’s most prestigious award, the Nobel Prize. The Honeywell – Nobel Initiative will enable students worldwide to learn directly from Nobel Laureates in Chemistry and Physics by combining live on-campus events, interactive content and broadcast programs.


Q: Where do I find information on the Honeywell – Nobel Initiative?
A: More information on the Honeywell – Nobel Initiative can be found in the Hometown Solutions section of Honeywell.com.


Technical


Q: What is the Macromedia Flash player?
A: The Macromedia Flash Player is web browser plug-in that allows animations, movies and music to be played on the web.


Q: What version of Macromedia Flash do I require?
A: The Flash sections on the website which includes the animations and the movie-player require Flash version 7 or above. Also for more information please see the Flash FAQ


Q: What web browsers does this site look best in?
A: Not all web browsers are the same! We suggest that you update to the latest and greatest to see the best possible version of this and other sites. Here is a list of standards-compliant browsers for your system. All are FREE. Click to download, then run the installer and begin using your new browser:


Internet Explorer 5 or greater.


Mozilla’s Firefox.


Netscape 7 or greater.


Opera 6 or greater.


Q: What is JavaScript and do I need it enabled?
A: JavaScript is a scripting language commonly used to construct web pages. Programmers use it to make web pages more interactive. Disabling JavaScript may cause some sites not to work properly, including this one.