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 ...

Alfred Nobel, an inventor, entrepreneur ... have been awarded 621 times – 117 physics awards, 115 chemistry awards, 114 for medicine, 116 for literature, 104 for peace and 55 economic sciences ...

What is the Nobel Prize? The Nobel Prize is a set of awards given each year to those who “conferred the greatest benefit to humankind,” founder Alfred Nobel said. Nobel was an inventor ...

The Nobel Prize is a set of awards given each year to those who “conferred the greatest benefit to humankind,” Nobel Prize founder Alfred Nobel said. Nobel was an inventor, entrepreneur ...

So, how and why did Alfred Nobel start these awards? Like his father, Alfred had a lifelong interest in the dangerous explosives used in construction and mining. After many risky experiments ...

The Nobel Prize is a set of awards given each year to those who “conferred the greatest benefit to humankind,” Nobel Prize founder Alfred Nobel said. Nobel was an inventor, entrepreneur ...

The ceremonies take place on December 10, the day that Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, the award’s founder and funder, died. His will created what are widely seen as the premier awards in science ...

The awards, most of which date to 1901, are intended to go to those who “have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind,” founder Alfred Nobel wrote in his will. Past recipients include the ...

In addition to physiology or medicine, Nobel Prizes are awarded in chemistry, economic sciences, literature, peace and physics. The awards were established in 1895 though the will of Alfred Nobel, a ...

Sponsor Message The prize carries a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million) from a bequest left by the prize's creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. The announcement launched this ...