The Prestigious Nobel Prize

Alfred Nobel on 1895, signed his will giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace. The prize is named after him.

• Nobel prize was awarded 597 times. Including: 

• Physics: 113

• Chemistry 111

• Medicine 110

• Literature 112

• Peace 100

• Economic science 51

The statutes of the Nobel Foundation says: 

“A prize amount may be equally divided between two works, each of which is considered to merit a prize. If a work that is being rewarded has been produced by two or three persons, the prize shall be awarded to them jointly. In no case may a prize amount be divided between more than three persons.”

There are 950 Nobel laureates that includes: 

• 27 Organisations 

• 923 Laureates

“Laureate” refers to laurel wreath. A laurel wreath is a circular crown made of branches and leaves of the bay laurel.

The youngest Nobel laureate includes:

• Malala Yuosafzai in Peace - 17 Years 

• Lawrence Bragg in Physics - 25 Years 

• Frederick Banting in Medicine - 32 Years 

• Frédéric Joliot in Chemistry - 35 Years 

• Rudyard Kipling in Literature - 41 Years 

• Esther Duflo in Economic Science - 46 Years 

The oldest Nobel laureates includes;

• Peyton Rous in Medicine - 87

• Joseph Rotblat in Peace - 87

• Doris Lessing in Literature - 88

• Leonid Hurwicz in Economic Science - 90

• Arthur Ashkin in Physics - 96 Years

• John B Goodenough in Chemistry-97 Years 

• 54 Women received Nobel Prize

Multiple Nobel laureates:

• J. Bardeen 

• Physics 1956

• Physics 1972

• M. Curie

• Physics 1903

• Chemistry 1911

• L. Pauling 

• Chemistry 1954

• Peace 1962

• F. Sanger 

• Chemistry 1958

• Chemistry 1982

• ICRC

• Peace 1917

• Peace 1944

• Peace 1963

• UNHCR

• Peace 1954

• Peace 1981

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Alfred Nobel left more than SEK 31 million (today approximately SEK 1,702 million) to be converted into a fund and invested in “safe securities.” The income from the investments was to be “distributed annually in the form of prizes to those who during the preceding year have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind.” The Nobel Prize amount for 2019 is set at Swedish kronor (SEK) 9.0 million per full Nobel Prize.

At the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies, the Nobel Laureates receive three things: 

• a Nobel diploma

• a Nobel Medal

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• a document confirming the Nobel Prize amount.

Each Nobel diploma is a unique work of art which is created by foremost Swedish and Norwegian artists and calligraphers. The Nobel Medals are handmade with careful precision and in 18 carat recycled gold.

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