Could The Internet Win the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize?

February 7th, 2010 admin

This is an unusual story. The Internet has been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Although the Nobel Committee maintain a strict silence over candidates, they can be announced by the people who made the nominations, including former laureates and selected members of governments and universities. The Internet was proposed by the Italian edition of Wired Magazine. Their manifesto: We have finally realized that the Internet is much…


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