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Physics Chemistry Literature Peace Physiology or Medicine  Economic Sciences By Presented Swedish Academy

The Nobel brothers Robert, Alfred, Ludvig and baby The Nobel brothers Robert, Alfred, Ludvig and baby Emil. This photo is from St. Petersburg, around Emil. This photo is from St. Petersburg, around

1843.1843.

The Brothers Nobel (Branobel) factory, office and residence located near the Samson quay in St. Petersburg.

 

This house on 24 Petrogradskaya

Embankment was where the Nobel family lived until

1859.

 

Alfred Bernhard Nobel

Alfred Bernhard Nobelwas a swedish chemist,engineer, innovator.Nobel held 350 differentpatents, dynamite beingthe most famous

atonementatonement Nobel did not want to Nobel did not want to

be known as a man who be known as a man who had developed the most had developed the most destructive weapon that destructive weapon that the world had ever seen the world had ever seen but rather as a man who but rather as a man who loved literature and loved literature and poetry and the creation poetry and the creation of these prizes was of these prizes was ultimately his life’s ultimately his life’s dream. dream.

Alfred Nobel's will stated that 94% of his Alfred Nobel's will stated that 94% of his total assets should be used to establish the total assets should be used to establish the

Nobel Prizes.Nobel Prizes.

The Nobel Prize is an The Nobel Prize is an international award international award administered by the administered by the Nobel Foundation in Nobel Foundation in Sweden. Sweden. 

Peace prize is Peace prize is award in Osloaward in Oslo

The other in The other in StockgolmStockgolm

Every year since Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for has been awarded for achievements in achievements in physics, chemistry, physics, chemistry, physiology or physiology or medicine, literature medicine, literature and for peaceand for peace except except mathematics .mathematics .

Remarkable Nobel Peace Prize’s Remarkable Nobel Peace Prize’s WinnersWinners

Henry Dunant is a Henry Dunant is a Swiss philosopher and Swiss philosopher and the founder of the founder of the the International Red International Red CrossCross. He received the . He received the first Nobel Peace Prize first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 for in 1901 for humanitarian work and humanitarian work and peace movement.peace movement.

Mother TeresaMother Teresa Mother Teresa, the Mother Teresa, the

founder of the founder of the Missionaries of Charity Missionaries of Charity won the 1979 prize for won the 1979 prize for her work caring for the her work caring for the poor in the slums of poor in the slums of Calcutta Calcutta

Martin Luther KingMartin Luther King Martin Luther King Martin Luther King - U.S - U.S

clergyman and leader of clergyman and leader of "Southern Christian "Southern Christian Leadership Conference" – Leadership Conference" – was awarded the Nobel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize when he was at Peace Prize when he was at the age of the age of 3535. The youngest . The youngest male recipient of the award male recipient of the award then announced that he then announced that he would turn over $54,123 to would turn over $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil the furtherance of the civil rights movement.rights movement.

  

  Gorbachev was Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 Peace Prize in 1990 for "his leading role for "his leading role in the peace in the peace process which process which today characterises today characterises important parts of important parts of the international the international community".community".

MikhailMikhail GorbachevGorbachev

Former U.S Former U.S presidentpresident Jimmy  Jimmy CarterCarter received the prize in  received the prize in 2002 in the Oslo City Hall. 2002 in the Oslo City Hall. He has been working hard He has been working hard to “find peaceful solutions to “find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to international conflicts, promote economic and promote economic and social development and social development and advance democracy and advance democracy and human rights”human rights”

Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter

Kenyan ecologist Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai won Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize the Nobel Peace Prize “for her contribution to “for her contribution to sustainable sustainable development, development, democracy and peace”democracy and peace”

Wangari MaathaiWangari Maathai

Rajendra Pachauri and Al GoreRajendra Pachauri and Al Gore

Nobel Peace Prize 2007 Nobel Peace Prize 2007 was jointly awarded to was jointly awarded to the former U.S vice the former U.S vice president and the UN\'s president and the UN\'s top climate pane. Their top climate pane. Their efforts notably help to efforts notably help to combat global warming.combat global warming.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2009The Nobel Peace Prize 2009

Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Peace Prize 2009 was awarded to 2009 was awarded to Barack H. Obama "for Barack H. Obama "for his extraordinary his extraordinary efforts to strengthen efforts to strengthen international international diplomacy and diplomacy and cooperation between cooperation between peoples". peoples".

2009 Nobel Peace Prize2009 Nobel Peace Prize

U.S. President Barack U.S. President Barack Obama receiving the Obama receiving the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

Multiple laureatesMultiple laureates

. . Marie Skłodowska-Curie received Marie Skłodowska-Curie received the Physics Prize in 1903 for the the Physics Prize in 1903 for the discovery of radioactivity discovery of radioactivity 

and the Chemistry Prizeand the Chemistry Prize in 1911 for the isolationin 1911 for the isolation

ofof pure radiumpure radium

In December 1903 In December 1903 the Royal Swedish the Royal Swedish Academy of Academy of Sciences awarded Pierre Sciences awarded Pierre Curie, Marie Curie and Curie, Marie Curie and Henri Becquerel the Nobel Henri Becquerel the Nobel Prize in Physics, "in Prize in Physics, "in recognition of the recognition of the extraordinary services they extraordinary services they have rendered by their have rendered by their joint researches on joint researches on the radiation phenomena the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor discovered by Professor Henri Becquere Henri Becquere

She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win in two fields, and the only person to win in multiple sciences

Marie Skłodowska-CurieMarie Skłodowska-Curie

Nobel prize for literature Nobel prize for literature 20122012

Mo YanMo Yan 1955 China 1955 China Residence at the Residence at the

time of the time of the award:award: China China

Prize Prize motivation:motivation: "who  "who with hallucinatory with hallucinatory realism merges folk realism merges folk tales, history and the tales, history and the contemporary"contemporary"

Yan is known for his Yan is known for his depiction of Chinese rural depiction of Chinese rural life, particularly its women. life, particularly its women. His best known works His best known works include include FrogFrog, , Big Breasts Big Breasts and Wide Hipsand Wide Hips,,Red Red SorghumSorghum (which adapted  (which adapted into a 1987 film) and into a 1987 film) and Life Life and Death Are Wearing Me and Death Are Wearing Me OutOut. Yan is the first Chinese . Yan is the first Chinese citizen to win the citizen to win the prestigious prize but not the prestigious prize but not the first Chinese writer first Chinese writer

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