![]() In total, the Nobel committee received 79 nominations for 54 individuals. He was only nominated once by nominator Eugen Tigerstedt (1907–1979), professor of Swedish literature at the University of Helsinki. Russell had not been nominated for the prize before 1950, making it one of the rare occasions when an author have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature the same year they were first nominated. ![]() His most famous philosophical works include Principia Mathematica (1910–1913), The Problems of Philosophy (1912), Why I Am Not a Christian (1927), Power: A New Social Analysis (1938), and A History of Western Philosophy (1945). Russell was a fierce champion of the right to free speech and thinking as well as a strong supporter of reason and humanism. His writings cover a variety of subjects, including social and moral challenges, and his opinions were frequently divisive. His work is known for its lightheartedness and humor, and it has helped a large audience of readers learn about science and philosophy. But his influence eventually spread across much more ground. Bertrand Russell made his first pioneering contributions within the branch of philosophy that deals with logic and mathematics. ![]()
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