The Noble Prize

What is the Nobel Prize?

The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards given in a number of categories by Swedish and Norwegian organizations in credit of academic.

Who invented the Nobel Prize?

On October 21, 1833 a baby boy called Alfred was born to a family in Stockholm, Swedenwho was to become a famous scientist, inventor, businessman and founder of the Nobel Prizes.

How are Nobel Prize winners chosen?

A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the proposal standards. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the candidates and other information about the proposals cannot be revealed until 50 years later.

When did Fleming and Florey receive their Nobel Prize? What did they receive it for?

He Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945 was awarded together to Sir Alexander Fleming, Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Howard Walter Florey “for the discovery of penicillin and its healing effect in various infectious diseases”.

Why did Barry Marshall and Dr Robin Warren win the Nobel Prize?

Marshall and Warren are well-known for proving that a bacterium called Helicobacter pyloriis the cause of most peptic ulcers.

Name another person who has received the Prize what did they receive it for?

William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura

“For their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites”

List some interesting facts on the Nobel Prize.

1. The Nobel Committee keep the names of laureate nominees confidential for fifty years before they are released to the public.
2. Nobel prizes are announced in advance but awarded annually on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.
3. The Nobel Prizes for Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Economics are awarded at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.
4. The number of winners is limited to three per category
5. A person must be alive to be nominated. If they die during the consideration period, their name will be removed. Only if a person is announced as a winner and dies prior to the ceremony, will a posthumous award be given.
6. Nobel Prize recipients are called laureates.
7. The award consists of a medal, a personal diploma, and a cash prize (8 million Swedish kroner (SEK) – approximately $930,000 US dollars as of September 2016).
8. The Peace medal has the inscription “Pro pace et fraternity’s gentian,” translated, “For the peace and brotherhood of men.”
9. The Economics medal has no inscription.
10. The Nobel Foundation protects the common interests of the Prize Awarding institutions: the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, Karolinska Instituted, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee.