How many Nobel Prize winners are alive today? And what did they win their prizes for?
Comptons: Bingo! Search produced set of tables listing winners by category, year of award, nationality, life dates, and reason for award. Microsoft: It’s in here, but painful to get at. Search produced a set of tables, listing winners by category, year of award, and nationality. But finding the reason for the awards, and the current situation of the award winner required individual searches, by name. Groliers: Some of it’s in here, but a lot of work to construct the answer. Search produced an index of 59 award winners, but each had to be individually accessed to try to learn the desired information. • What is the “sound barrier,” when was it broken, and why was it such a big deal? Groliers: Bingo! Multi-level search produced explanation of sound barrier, and mention of Chuck Yeager’s historical event. No photos or videos of the Bell X-1, but nice photo and video of the X-15. Comptons: Partial answer. Idea search yielded answer that Chuck Yeager broke the barrier in 1947. No photos or v
