Nobel Prizes
The Nobel Foundation was established at the beginning of the 20th century to give effect to the wishes expressed by Alfred Nobel in his will. Alfred B. Nobel (1833 to 1896) was the inventor of dynamite and bequeathed $9,000,000 to the Foundation. The award of a Nobel Prize is accepted as the highest form of international recognition in the fields in which it is given; physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and since 1969, economics. The Royal Academy of Science in Sweden picks the prizewinners in physics, chemistry and economics. The medical faculty of Stockholm's Caroline Institute chooses the winner in the field of physiology or medicine. The Swedish Academy of Literature names the winner in the field of literature. The Norwegian parliament elects a committee of five persons to select the winner of the prize for peace. Currently the value of the prize is around £687,000.
CHEMISTRY ECONOMICS
LITERATURE MEDICINE
PEACE PHYSICS
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