Nobel Prize Facts
Information about the world's most prestigious award established by Alfred Nobel. Categories, recipients, and historical facts.
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Information about the world's most prestigious award established by Alfred Nobel. Categories, recipients, and historical facts.
Nobel Prize Facts
- Established: 1901 by will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel
- Categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economic Sciences
- Prize Money: Approximately 10 million Swedish kronor per award
- First Winner: Wilhelm Rontgen, Physics, 1901 for discovery of X-rays
- First Woman Winner: Marie Curie, Physics, 1903
- Indian Nobel Laureates: Rabindranath Tagore (Literature 1913), C.V. Raman (Physics 1930), Mother Teresa (Peace 1979)
- Youngest Winner: Malala Yousafzai, Peace, 2014, age 17
- Most Nobel Prizes: USA with over 400 Nobel laureates total
- Nobel Peace Center: Located in Oslo, Norway
- Nobel Committee: Swedish Academy awards Literature and Economic Sciences; Norwegian Nobel Committee awards Peace
Frequently Asked Questions
When was the Nobel Prize first awarded?
The first Nobel Prize was awarded in 1901, following Alfred Nobel's death in 1896.
How many Indian Nobel laureates are there?
India has six Nobel laureates: Tagore, Raman, Mother Teresa, Subramanyam Chandrasekhar, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, and Abhijit Banerjee.
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