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Explained: How Is The Nobel Peace Prize Decided?
According to the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, the prize should go to the person "who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establ
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Norway's Jon Fosse Wins Nobel Literature Prize: 5 Facts About Him
The Nobel Prize will be presented to him by King Carl XVI Gustaf during a formal event in Stockholm on December 10, which also marks the death anniversary of scientist Alfred Nobel
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All About Katalin Kariko And Drew Weissman, Nobel Medicine Prize Winners
Hungary's Katalin Kariko and US' Drew Weissman on Monday won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discoveries that were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
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Nobel Prize In Medicine To Be Announced Today: A Look At Past Winners
Narcolepsy, cancer, or mRNA vaccine research could win the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday when a week of announcements kicks off, but experts see no clear frontrunner for the Peace Prize.
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Nobel Prize 2023: Things To Know About The Prizes And Their Creator
Since 1901, Nobel prizes have been awarded to men, women and organisations for work that has led to great advances for mankind, in line with the wishes of inventor Alfred Nobel.
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Belarus Says Alfred Nobel "Turning In His Grave" After Activist's Award
Belarus on Friday denounced the Nobel Committee for handing its prestigious peace prize to imprisoned activist Ales Bialiatski, saying its founder Alfred Nobel was "turning in his grave."
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Nobel Prize 2020: Know Why Winners Are Called Nobel Laureates, 10 Facts
2020 Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prizes were first awarded on December 10, 1901. The most prestigious award ceremony was held in Stockholm and in Christiania (now Oslo) at the Old Royal Academy of Music. Since 1926, the Nobel Prize ceremony was held at the Stockholm Concert Hall barring a few years. Today, two Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice and...
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Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded For Development Of Lithium Ion Batteries
Nobel Prize 2019 for Chemistry has been awarded to John B Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino for the developing the lithium-ion batteries that are today used in everyday items from mobile phones to remote controls and even electric vehicles.
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Nobel Peace Prize? Many Names, Few Certainties
Donald Trump? Hardly. Reconciliation between the Koreas? Rather premature. Peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea? Probably missed the deadline. As the 2018 Nobel peace prize looms, it's easier to rule out names than guess who's going to win.
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Three US Scientists, Studying Body Clocks, Receive The 2017 Nobel Prize For Medicine
Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young, three US-based scientists, on Monday, won the 2017 Nobel Price for Medicine for their findings about the internal clocks in human bodies.The scientists have revealed molecular systems that control these body clocks (circadian rhythm).
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What Would Alfred Nobel Say About Prize For Finance?
The Nobel prize in economics, to be announced Monday, has increasingly honoured research in the field of finance -- a subject which, observers note, is far from founder Alfred Nobel's philanthropic ideals.
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Alfred Nobel Used Dynamite Fortune To Create Prizes
Swedish inventor and scholar Alfred Nobel, who made a vast fortune from his invention of dynamite in 1866, ordered the creation of the famous Nobel prizes in his will.
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After 75 Winners, Nobel Economics Prize Still Contentious
For economists, who often disagree with one another and get their forecasts wrong, the idea of a Nobel Prize for economics remains controversial after 75 years.
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How Much for That Nobel Prize in the Window?
No need to make peace in the Middle East, resolve one of science's great mysteries or pen a masterpiece: the easiest way to get yourself a Nobel prize may be to buy one.
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Alfred Nobel's Will Goes on Display for First Time
Alfred Nobel's last will and testament, which played a pivotal role in Swedish history by creating the now-illustrious Nobel prizes, has gone on display for the first time in Stockholm.
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Explained: How Is The Nobel Peace Prize Decided?
According to the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, the prize should go to the person "who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establ
-
Norway's Jon Fosse Wins Nobel Literature Prize: 5 Facts About Him
The Nobel Prize will be presented to him by King Carl XVI Gustaf during a formal event in Stockholm on December 10, which also marks the death anniversary of scientist Alfred Nobel
-
All About Katalin Kariko And Drew Weissman, Nobel Medicine Prize Winners
Hungary's Katalin Kariko and US' Drew Weissman on Monday won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discoveries that were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
-
Nobel Prize In Medicine To Be Announced Today: A Look At Past Winners
Narcolepsy, cancer, or mRNA vaccine research could win the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday when a week of announcements kicks off, but experts see no clear frontrunner for the Peace Prize.
-
Nobel Prize 2023: Things To Know About The Prizes And Their Creator
Since 1901, Nobel prizes have been awarded to men, women and organisations for work that has led to great advances for mankind, in line with the wishes of inventor Alfred Nobel.
-
Belarus Says Alfred Nobel "Turning In His Grave" After Activist's Award
Belarus on Friday denounced the Nobel Committee for handing its prestigious peace prize to imprisoned activist Ales Bialiatski, saying its founder Alfred Nobel was "turning in his grave."
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Nobel Prize 2020: Know Why Winners Are Called Nobel Laureates, 10 Facts
2020 Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prizes were first awarded on December 10, 1901. The most prestigious award ceremony was held in Stockholm and in Christiania (now Oslo) at the Old Royal Academy of Music. Since 1926, the Nobel Prize ceremony was held at the Stockholm Concert Hall barring a few years. Today, two Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice and...
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Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded For Development Of Lithium Ion Batteries
Nobel Prize 2019 for Chemistry has been awarded to John B Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino for the developing the lithium-ion batteries that are today used in everyday items from mobile phones to remote controls and even electric vehicles.
-
Nobel Peace Prize? Many Names, Few Certainties
Donald Trump? Hardly. Reconciliation between the Koreas? Rather premature. Peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea? Probably missed the deadline. As the 2018 Nobel peace prize looms, it's easier to rule out names than guess who's going to win.
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Three US Scientists, Studying Body Clocks, Receive The 2017 Nobel Prize For Medicine
Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young, three US-based scientists, on Monday, won the 2017 Nobel Price for Medicine for their findings about the internal clocks in human bodies.The scientists have revealed molecular systems that control these body clocks (circadian rhythm).
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What Would Alfred Nobel Say About Prize For Finance?
The Nobel prize in economics, to be announced Monday, has increasingly honoured research in the field of finance -- a subject which, observers note, is far from founder Alfred Nobel's philanthropic ideals.
-
Alfred Nobel Used Dynamite Fortune To Create Prizes
Swedish inventor and scholar Alfred Nobel, who made a vast fortune from his invention of dynamite in 1866, ordered the creation of the famous Nobel prizes in his will.
-
After 75 Winners, Nobel Economics Prize Still Contentious
For economists, who often disagree with one another and get their forecasts wrong, the idea of a Nobel Prize for economics remains controversial after 75 years.
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How Much for That Nobel Prize in the Window?
No need to make peace in the Middle East, resolve one of science's great mysteries or pen a masterpiece: the easiest way to get yourself a Nobel prize may be to buy one.
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Alfred Nobel's Will Goes on Display for First Time
Alfred Nobel's last will and testament, which played a pivotal role in Swedish history by creating the now-illustrious Nobel prizes, has gone on display for the first time in Stockholm.
