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The Nobel Prize is an international award that is bestowed on individuals and on groups of up to 3 people for achievements in the fields of chemistry, physics, medicine or physiology, literature, and for services to peace. <br> | The Nobel Prize is an international award that is bestowed on individuals and on groups of up to 3 people for achievements in the fields of [[chemistry|chemistry]], [[physics|physics]], medicine or [[physiology|physiology]], literature, and for services to peace. <br> | ||
The award, considered to be the most prestigious in its respective field <ref>Shalev, Baruch Aba (2005). p.8</ref>, was established and funded by Swedish chemist, Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, and has been awarded annually since 1901 by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden <ref>"The Nobel Prizes". Nobelprize.org. 12 Nov 2011 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/</ref>.<br> | The award, considered to be the most prestigious in its respective field <ref>Shalev, Baruch Aba (2005). p.8</ref>, was established and funded by Swedish chemist, [[Alfred Nobel|Alfred Nobel]], the inventor of dynamite, and has been awarded annually since 1901 by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden <ref>"The Nobel Prizes". Nobelprize.org. 12 Nov 2011 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/</ref>.<br> | ||
2017's Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine were Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm" | 2017's Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine were Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the [[circadian rhythm|circadian rhythm]]". | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:19, 20 October 2017
The Nobel Prize is an international award that is bestowed on individuals and on groups of up to 3 people for achievements in the fields of chemistry, physics, medicine or physiology, literature, and for services to peace.
The award, considered to be the most prestigious in its respective field [1], was established and funded by Swedish chemist, Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, and has been awarded annually since 1901 by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden [2].
2017's Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine were Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm".
References
- ↑ Shalev, Baruch Aba (2005). p.8
- ↑ "The Nobel Prizes". Nobelprize.org. 12 Nov 2011 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/