Nobel prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize (/noʊˈbɛl/, Swedish: [nʊˈbɛ̂lː]; Swedish definite form, singular: Nobelpriset; Norwegian: Nobelprisen) is a set of annual international awards bestowed in several categories by Swedish and Norwegian institutions in recognition of academic, cultural, or scientific advances.
Etymology
The Nobel Prize was established in the will of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish industrialist, inventor, scientist, and philanthropist who is best known as the inventor of dynamite. He left the majority of his wealth to establish the Nobel Prizes in 1895. The synthetic element nobelium was named after him.
Related Terms
- Alfred Nobel: The founder of the Nobel Prize.
- Dynamite: An explosive invented by Alfred Nobel.
- Nobelium: A synthetic chemical element named after Alfred Nobel.
- Nobel Prize in Physics: One of the six Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel.
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry: One of the six Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel.
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: One of the six Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel.
- Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences: An award established by Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, in 1968, and is not one of the prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel.
- Nobel Prize in Literature: One of the six Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel.
- Nobel Peace Prize: One of the six Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Nobel prize
- Wikipedia's article - Nobel prize
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