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Eureka Moments

The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes has been changing lives for over 20 years. To celebrate, we have captured the words, thoughts, feelings and insights of our community.

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2011 University of Sydney Winners

Science takes a bow

07-Sep-11 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes celebrates the world-class achievements of Australia’s top scientists, science educators and communicators.More about: Science takes a bow


Governor General Quentin Bryce with members of the winning Scitech Team

Eureka Moment Minute with Scitech's Malcolm Moore

05-Apr-11 Scitech won the Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science in 2008. Malcolm Moore, Scitech's Director of Excitement, shares how this win impacted on WA's premier science centre.More about: Eureka Moment Minute with Scitech's Malcolm Moore


Matilda-Jane Oke Eureka Moments Address

Eurekas nuture young scientists

29-Mar-11 Winning her Eureka when in high school, Matilda-Jane Oke reflects on the impact it had on her career in science.More about: Eurekas nuture young scientists


Professor Michael Good

Eureka Moments Speaker Series

11-Mar-11 Come face to face with Eureka Prize winners from the past 21 years in this new series of talks.More about: Eureka Moments Speaker Series


Matilda-Jane Oke

Eureka Moment Minute with Matilda-Jane Oke

14-Feb-11 Matilda-Jane Oke won her Eureka Prize as a year 8 student for demonstrating the effects of iron oxide dust on the growth of young marri trees. Find out how Matilda’s Eureka Prize win influenced her life in science.More about: Eureka Moment Minute with Matilda-Jane Oke


Lily Colmer

Eureka Moment Minute with Lily Colmer

11-Feb-11 Crowd favourite Lily Colmer, winner of the 2010 Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize for primary school, takes a minute to share how winning a Eureka Prize changed her life.More about: Eureka Moment Minute with Lily Colmer


Jack Colmer & Andy Thomas

Eureka Moment Minute with Jack Colmer

31-Jan-11 Highly Commended in the 2010 Eureka Prizes, five-year-old Jack Colmer shares with us some of his favourite things.More about: Eureka Moment Minute with Jack Colmer


Lynda and Professor Chris Evans

Tenacity Is His Middle Name

06-Dec-10 Eureka Prize winner Professor Chris Evans discusses how his tenacity allowed him to achieve great things against significant odds.More about: Tenacity Is His Middle Name


Garrett Cullity

The Moral Demands of Affluence

12-Oct-10 Two years after philosopher Garrett Cullity won the $10,000 Eureka Prize for ethics, he's still struggling to finalise his plans to donate the money to charity.More about: The Moral Demands of Affluence


Dr Vo and Dr Vo

Eureka Prize for Refugees' Children

30-Aug-10 From a Malay refugee camp to Eureka Prize winners, listen to the success story of the Vo brothers.More about: Eureka Prize for Refugees' Children


Eureka Moments

CSIRO's Jim Cullen won the very first Eureka prize.  Watch as Jim describes his Eureka Moment.

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Veena Sahajwalla took home her Eureka Prize in 2005.  Learn what impact it had on her and her team.
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Watch as the delightful Vince Ford discusses his Eureka Prize win - and the devastation of the 2003 Canberra fires on Mt Stromlo Oberservatory.
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Find out from Eureka Prize winner Uri Obst how patience and persistance does eventually pay off. 
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"Congratulations on the 20 year milestone.The Eureka Prizes echo all that is great about science in Australia; they celebrate the vivid, the daring and the dedicated." - Emma Connors, Journalist, Australian Financial Review