Since 1901, the Nobel prizes have been awarded to men, women and organisations for work that has led to great advances for humankind, in line with the wishes of inventor Alfred Nobel. Here are ...

T he Nobel prizes may be one of the most famous and prestigious awards in the world—but who was the man behind them? As I explain in my lectures about Alfred Nobel, the inventor and entrepreneur ...

In 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace – the Nobel ...

A separate award for economics is not technically a Nobel Prize. Instead, since the late 1960s Sweden’s central bank has ...

John Nash at Novel Prize Ceremony. Alicia Nash. Alfred Nobel, the Swedish industrial giant and inventor, did not include economics when he put together his 1894 will and created prizes in physics ...

However, behind the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s unexpected decision to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to a Japanese ... “The heart of Alfred Nobel's vision was that individuals can ...

Imbens will share half of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences — formally called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 — with colleague Joshua D.

Alfred Nobel's invention of dynamite was a terrifying new addition to mankind's growing arsenal of destruction. Ironically, it also spawned the Nobel Peace Prize A Rare Look at Tucker Cars The ...

Nobel prizes for applied research provide recognition for innovations with profound impact, fully in tune with the intentions of Alfred Nobel. The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics honours discoveries ...

Fall has arrived in Scandinavia, which means Nobel Prize season is here. The start of October is when the Nobel committees get together in Stockholm and Oslo to announce the winners of the yearly ...

The new laureate of the Sveriges Riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel will be announced on October 9 STOCKHOLM, October 2. /TASS/. This year’s Nobel Prize announcements ...

Italian-born physicist Enrico Fermi won the Nobel Prize in 1938 "for his work with artificial radioactivity produced by neutrons, and for nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons.