Nobel Prizes
The Nobel Prizes have been awarded every year since 1901 in the areas of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The Nobel Prizes are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. Winners of Nobel Prizes receive a medal, diploma, and cash.
The winners are announced in October, with the actual awards ceremony held in December. The ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize is held in Oslo, Norway; while the ceremony for the other Nobel Prizes is held in Stockholm.
| Nobel Peace Prize | |
| Mohamed ElBaradei (Efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes) | |
| International Atomic Energy Agency | |
| Nobel Prize in Physics | |
| Roy J Glauber (For his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence) | |
| Nobel Prize in Physics | |
| John L Hall (For contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy- including the optical frequency comb technique) | |
| Nobel Prize in Physics | |
| Theodor W Hansch (For contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy- including the optical frequency comb technique) | |
| Nobel Prize in Chemistry | |
| Yves Chauvin (For the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis) | |
| Nobel Prize in Chemistry | |
| Robert H Grubbs (For the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis) | |
| Nobel Prize in Chemistry | |
| Richard R Schrock (For the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis) | |
| Nobel Prize in Medicine | |
| Barry J Marshall (For discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease) | |
| Nobel Prize in Medicine | |
| J Robin Warren (For discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease) | |
| Nobel Prize in Literature | |
| Harold Pinter (Who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms) | |
| Nobel Prize in Economics | |
| Robert J Aumann (For having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis) | |
| Nobel Prize in Economics | |
| Thomas C Schelling (For having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis) | |
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