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The 2022 Nobel Prizes were awarded by the Nobel Foundation, based in Sweden. Six categories were awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. The winners in each category were announced from October 3 to October 10. [1]
The Nobel Prizes carry a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million) from a bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. The physics prize comes a day after two ...
If you happen to win a Nobel Prize this year, you'll receive a gold medal and the admiration and respect of your peers and just about everyone else in the world -- plus a big stack of cash. Check...
The medal for the Nobel Prize in Physics is identical in design to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry medal. [20] [21] The reverse of the physics and chemistry medals depicts the Goddess of Nature in the form of Isis as she emerges from clouds holding a cornucopia. The Genius of Science holds the veil which covers Nature's "cold and austere face". [21]
Among the 892 Nobel laureates, 48 have been women; the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize was Marie Curie, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. [12] She was also the first person (male or female) to be awarded two Nobel Prizes, the second award being the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, given in 1911. [11]
Alain Aspect, Anton Zeilinger, and John Clauser share the highest award in physics for their research on quantum entanglement. To Win the Nobel Prize in Physics, These Scientists Casually Proved ...
The Nobel Prize in Physics (Swedish: Nobelpriset i fysik) is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. [ 1 ]
Three Texans, including Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. We’ll find out Friday if another Texan will be crowned with the world’s most elite award.