Dan Shechtman in the lab.
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Dan Shechtman in the lab.
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A page of sketches of chemistry experiments Roger Tsien copied from a book when he was eight years old. Tsien's blossoming interest in chemistry is evident in the drawing.
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Nobel Prize award ceremony in Konserthuset Stockholm, 10 December 2022.
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Physics laureate Donna Strickland's diploma.
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Medicine laureate Tu Youyou showing her Nobel Prize medal, 11 December 2015.
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Laureates on stage after the 2014 Nobel Prize award ceremony.
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Fraser Stoddart: “One of the great joys of Stockholm was spending time with my co-laureates”.
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© The Nobel Committe for Physiology or Medicine. Ill. Mattias Karlén
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Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach
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Chemist, engineer and industrialist Alfred Nobel left 31 million SEK (today about 342 million dollars) to fund the Nobel Prizes.
When Alfred was five years old his father Immanuel, an inventor and builder, moved to St. Petersburg. Alfred joined him a few years later.
Based on Alfred’s work and patents a whole new industry developed. Within ten years, 16 explosives producing factories had been founded in 14 countries.
In his will of 27 November 1895, signed in Paris, Alfred Nobel specified that the bulk of his fortune should be used for prizes.
14 laureates were awarded Nobel Prizes in 2022. See a short presentation of them here.
Nobel Prize award ceremony 2022.
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See the list of all women awarded a Nobel Prize or a prize in economic sciences so far.
2022 literature laureate Annie Ernaux.
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John B. Goodenough
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Youngest Nobel Prize laureate ever is Malala Yousafzai. She was 17 years old when she was awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
Malala Yousafzay
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No person can nominate herself/himself for a Nobel Prize. But who can? And how are these persons chosen?
In his last will and testament, Alfred Nobel specifically designated the institutions responsible for the prizes he wished to be established.
Search among the names of the nominees and nominators, as well as additional information about the nominations 1901-1971.
Mohandas Gandhi has become the strongest symbol of non-violence in the 20th century. He was nominated several times, but was never awarded the prize. Why?
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The museum showcases the discoveries and creativity of the Nobel Prize laureates.
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The story of each peace laureate is told at the museum.
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