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Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (pronunciation: /noʊˈbɛl/ noh-BEL) is one of the six Nobel Prizes established by the will of inventor Alfred Nobel in 1895, and awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is considered one of the highest honors that a chemist can receive.
Etymology
The prize is named after Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor, engineer, and industrialist. He held 355 different patents, many of which were for explosives. In his will, he left the majority of his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes, to be awarded annually without distinction of nationality.
Related Terms
- Alfred Nobel: The founder of the Nobel Prizes, a Swedish inventor, engineer, and industrialist.
- Nobel Prizes: A set of annual international awards bestowed in several categories by Swedish and Norwegian institutions in recognition of academic, cultural, or scientific advances.
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: One of the Royal Academies of Sweden, and an independent organization that promotes the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics.
- Chemistry: The scientific discipline involved with elements and compounds composed of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo during a reaction with other substances.
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