Nobel Prize

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize is a set of prestigious international awards given annually in several categories. They are established by the will of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. The prizes were first awarded in 1901. The prizes are awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and for work in peace.

History

The Nobel Prizes were established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel, which dictates that the awards should be given to those who "during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind". Nobel held 355 different patents, dynamite being the most famous. He used his fortune to posthumously institute the Nobel Prizes.

Award Categories

The Nobel Prizes are awarded in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace, while a memorial prize in Economic Sciences was added in 1968.

Physics

The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.

Chemistry

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.

Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden.

Peace

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Oslo, Norway.

Economic Sciences

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.

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  • Alfred Nobel

  • Alfred Nobel's will, November 25th, 1895

  • Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

  • World map of Nobel laureates by country

  • Nobel Institute

  • Thorbjørn Jagland presents President Barack Obama with the Nobel Prize medal and diploma

  • Giovanni Jona-Lasinio Nobel Lecture

  • Nobel banquet table

  • Nobel Prize Diploma for Fritz Haber, 1918

  • Marie Curie, 1903

  • Henry A. Kissinger, U.S. Secretary of State, 1973-1977

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