ALFRED NOBEL PRIZE

Alfred Bernhard Nobel: who was Alfred Nobel, Nobel chemistry prize to Marie Curie, more...

Contents in Noble Prizes: Alfred Nobel biography, Chemistry Nobel prices (Marie Curie), Nobel Peace Prize, Noble Literature Price, Noble Prizes 2005.

Who was Alfred Nobel?

Alfred Bernhard Nobel was an important Swedish industry man and who invented the dynamite. In his last will, perhaps trying to make the society up for the damage that his invention brought up, he decided to offer a reward to those who has stood out in a specific activity. This price was written with details in the will that Alfred Nobel signed on November 27th, in 1895 in the Swedish-Norwegian club of Paris, France. The first time a Nobel Price was given was in the Antique Royal Academy of Music of Stockholm in 1901. The specific activities that were included in that ceremony were: literature, physics, chemistry and medicine. From 1902 till today this Price is given by the King of Sweden. The first king in giving this Price was King Oscar II, although he didn’t agree in giving this price to foreigners.

alfred nobel prize

From the beginning of XX century the Noble Prices are distinctions that are given every year to people who have contributed to humanity with revolutionary investigations, people who have developed techniques or innovating equipments or who have worked for the good of humanity. There are committees or commissions divided into specialties and they are in charge of choosing the people or group of people publishing their decision in October of each year. The Price is handed in on December 10th, in honor to Alfred Nobel death.

Specialties that receive Noble Prices

Chemistry: the decision is taken by the Swedish Royal Academy of Science
Physics: also given by the Swedish Royal Academy of Science
Medicine or Physiology: decision taken by the Karolinska Institute
Literature: given by the Swedish Academy
Peace: Given by the Norwegian Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament
Economy: Given by the Central Bank of Sweden (the price was created in 1968 and his official name is “Price in Economic Science of the Swedish Bank in honor to Alfred Nobel”). The relatives of the business man don’t admit this price as an authentic Nobel Price and due to this disagreement, no more categories were added.

Alfred Nobel Photo

	With the medal of appreciation, 1.000.000 Euros is given which aims is to vanish the economic concern of the winners so that they can keep on working and contributing with their knowledge. The ceremony takes place in the capital of Sweden, Stockholm, except for the Peace Nobel price, it is given in the capital of Norway, Oslo.

Chemistry Nobel Price

The chemistry Nobel prices are rewards to discoveries and achievements as result of investigations in this field. This price has a long and interesting history, beginning with the first price in 1901, the winner was Jacobus Henricus Van’t Hoff. He received this price for his dynamic descriptions of the osmotic process in the solutions. This discovery help us to understand more the chemic process and its molecular bases, since they are the guilty ones of the technology we have today.

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Chemistry Nobel Price to Marie Curie

Marie Curie was the winner of the Chemistry Nobel Price in 1911, this was an appreciation to her services which was an evolution for chemistry, since she discovered 2 vital elements radio and polonium (radioactive elements). Also rewarded for the isolation of the radio and the study of its nature and the components of this fascinating element. Marie Curie was born in November 7th in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland and passed away July 4th in 1934 in Sancellemoz, France.

Alfred Nobel Biography

Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel (born in 1833 and passed away in 1896) was a scientist, author and pacifist, but above all these things he was who created the dynamite and owner of other 355 patents. He Lived in Saint Petersburg during 1842 and 1863. He grew up un Russia where he received his education and was formed as a human being in the capitalist atmosphere where the science and the literature became a dynamic interaction between the occidental Europe tradition and the aspirations of the Russian society. He was a genius for business, he became millionaire by selling dynamite which was used with military aims, which was against of his principles. This reason made him donate part of his legacy to men who work for the good of humanity. In this way the bases of this price were founded and became famous all around the world and after his death in 1896, in his honor they were called Nobel Prices.

Nobel Prices given in 2005

Physics: Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, Theodor W. Hansch
Chemistry: Yves Cahuvin, Robert H. Grubbs, Richard R. Schrock
Medicine: Barry J. Marshall, J. Robin Warren
Literature: Harold Pinter
Peace: International Atomic Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei
Economy: Robert J. Aumann, Thomas C. Schelling

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