Nobel Prize

Milton Friedman, 1989.

SLAC’s Burton Richter and MIT’s Samuel Ting at a SLAC symposium in 1984, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the J/psi discovery. On 11 November, 1974, two research teams announced they had independently of each other discovered a new subatomic particle, J/psi. While the teams performed their experiments, the J/psi popped up as a bump in…

Peter Howitt receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2025. Peter Howitt lecturing at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. The 2025 economic sciences laureates gathered on stage after their prize lectures at Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. Economic sciences laureate Peter…

The 1957 Nobel Prize laureates assembled onstage for the Nobel Prize award ceremony on 10 December. From left: Physics laureates Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee, chemistry laureate Lord Todd, medicine laureate Daniel Bovet and literature laureate Albert Camus.

Roald Hoffman photographed on 3 November 2025. Roald Hoffman, 2025.

The 1957 Nobel Prize laureates assembled onstage for the Nobel Prize award ceremony on 10 December. From left: Physics laureates Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee, chemistry laureate Lord Todd, medicine laureate Daniel Bovet and literature laureate Albert Camus.

Portrait of Simon van der Meer taken in February 1990. Simon van der Meer in front of the antiproton accumulator. A toast from Carlo Rubbia (right) to the discovery of the W and Z particles, for which he and Simon van der Meer (middle) were awarded the physics prize. Simon van der Meer (left) and…

Philippe Aghion receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2025. Philippe Aghion lecturing at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. Philippe Aghion lecturing at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. The 2025 economic sciences laureates gathered on stage after their…

Joel Mokyr receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2025. Joel Mokyr lecturing at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. The 2025 economic sciences laureates gathered on stage after their prize lectures at Stockholm University, 8 December 2025. Joel Mokyr arriving at…

Maria Corina Machado at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, 11 December 2025. Ana Corina Sosa Machado, daughter of Maria Corina Machado, delivering the Nobel Peace Prize lecture. The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo City Hall. Machado taking part on a protest against the detention of Mayor Ledezma, who now will accompany…