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Nobel Prize

Overview

The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of the cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace were first awarded in 1901.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was instituted by Sveriges Riksbank in 1968 and was first awarded in 1969. Although technically not a Nobel Prize, its announcements and presentations are made along with the other prizes, with the exception of the Peace Prize which is awarded in Oslo, Norway. Each Nobel Prize is regarded as the most prestigious award in its field. Read More

Headlines Around the Web

Krugman: There are no bubbles in bonds or stocks

May 10 - Financial Post

Congratulations! You've just won the Nobel Prize

Oct 16 - Independent

Slide Show: These U.S. colleges are Nobel Prize powerhouses

Oct 16 - MarketWatch

Paul Krugman's depressing view

Aug 16 - Financial Post

Walesa proclaims solidarity with Mitt

Jul 31 - Politico

Krugman: I miss Bush's 'honesty'

Jul 13 - Politico

Krugman gets blasting on Twitter from President of Estonia

Jun 09 - Financial Post

Rate Rumble: Bernanke, Krugman trade barbs over inflation

Apr 27, 2012 - Financial Post

Welcome to the new Great Depression

Apr 10, 2012 - Financial Post

Israel bars Grass after controversial poem

Apr 09, 2012 - Financial Times

Governments Using Swaps Emulate Subprime Victims of Wall Street

Nov 14, 2011 - Business Week

FINANCIAL CRISIS: US history holds key to resolution of eurozone debt crisis, Nobel laureates say

Oct 23, 2011 - France24

Al Gore lampoons 'insane' Wall Street

Oct 21, 2011 - France24

FINANCIAL CRISIS: US history holds key to resolution of eurozone debt crisis, Nobel laureates say

Oct 11, 2011 - France24

Rational expectations triumph in Nobel stakes

Oct 11, 2011 - Independent

Nobelists: US history holds solution to eurozone crisis

Oct 11, 2011 - France24

Sargent, Sims Share 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics

Oct 11, 2011 - Business Week

Sargent, Sims Share 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics, Academy Says

Oct 10, 2011 - Business Week

Shechtman Wins Nobel in Chemistry for Quasicrystals Discovery

Oct 06, 2011 - Business Week

Shechtman Wins Chemistry Nobel for Quasicrystals Discovery

Oct 05, 2011 - Business Week

Articles About Nobel Prize

Death of Poet Pablo Neruda’ Arouses Controversy

By IBTimes AU

Chilean hopes that questions about Neruda’s death will finally be answered with the late poet’s exhumation (May 03)

Famous Poet Pablo Neruda’s Mysterious Death Revealed

By IBTimes AU

Chilean hopes that questions about Neruda’s death will finally be answered with the late poet’s exhumation (May 03)

David Shrigley and his Dead Dog Bookies Bet for Turner Prize 2013

By IBTimes UK

William Hill and Ladbrokes name black comedy artist Shrigley favourite to win art prize. (Apr 26)

Britain to honour Winston Churchill on new banknote

By Reuters UK

Britain is set to honour its revered wartime leader Winston Churchill with a banknote featuring his portrait and famous declaration "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat". (Apr 26)

Sir Winston Churchill Becomes New Face of Five Pound Note

By IBTimes UK

Britain's WWII prime minister will replace social reformer Elizabeth Fry on country's fivers as of 2016. (Apr 26)

Situation Vacant: One-way Ticket to Mars to start New Earth Colony

By IBTimes UK

Dutch company seeking intrepid travellers for one-way ticket to build community of settlers on Red Planet by 2023. (Apr 17)

IVF Pioneer Sir Robert Edwards Dies in Sleep Aged 87

By IBTimes UK

Edwards won the Nobel Prize in 2010 for being pioneer of in vitro fertilisation. (Apr 11)

British "test tube baby" pioneer Robert Edwards dies

By Reuters UK

Robert Edwards, a British Nobel prize-winning scientist who pioneered the development of "test tube babies" conceived through in-vitro fertilisation , died on Wednesday after a long illness, his university said. (Apr 10)

Random House, Penguin merger wins EU antitrust approval

By Reuters UK

German media group Bertelsmann <BERT.UL> and British publisher Pearson <PSON.L> secured unconditional EU regulatory clearance on Friday to merge their publishers Random House and Penguin to better compete with rivals Amazon <AMZN.O> and Apple <AAPL. (Apr 06)

Outgoing FSA chief to join Soros body - report

By Reuters UK

The outgoing chairman of Britain's financial watchdog and one-time candidate to head the Bank of England is expected to take up a post at a think tank founded by billionaire investor George Soros. (Mar 31)

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