Hideki Shirakawa
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Hideki Shirakawa receiving his Nobel
Prize from His Majesty the King at the Stockholm Concert Hall 2000.
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Photo: Hans Mehlin
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Hideki Shirakawa after receiving his Nobel
Prize from His Majesty the King at the Stockholm Concert Hall 2000.
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Photo: Hans Mehlin
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The Nobel Laureates assembled at the Stockholm Concert Hall
(front row). Arvid Carlsson is sixth from right.
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Photo: Hans Mehlin
Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.