Fred Ramsdell and Mary E. Brunkow discover Nobel Prize wins through unexpected circumstances

Fred Ramsdell and Mary E. Brunkow learned they won Nobel Prizes in surprising ways, one while hiking and the other mistaking the call for a scam. Ramsdell was hiking when his wife's phone flooded with notifications about his win. Brunkow, initially ignoring a Swedish number, was later woken by a photographer to learn of her prize. Other laureates, like John Martinis and Susumu Kitagawa, also had unconventional awakenings, highlighting the unexpected nature of receiving such prestigious news.