Nobel Prize
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].
References
- ↑ Shalev, Baruch Aba (2005). p.8
- ↑ "The Nobel Prizes". Nobelprize.org. 12 Nov 2011 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/