The Nobel Peace Prize has recognized some legendary leaders and peace activists, but it has a mixed track record of recognizing people who actually deserve the prize.
L'Huillier and her husband at the Nobel prize celebration in Lund.
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The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”.
Has the Nobel Prize category ‘chemistry’ morphed into ‘biochemistry’?
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Bombs have long been a tool for devotees of the range of fringe American political thought. From anarchists to racists, their methods have wrought havoc – but also have created backlash.
The 2018 Nobel Prize for physics recognized discoveries that can make more powerful lasers.
The Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to three scientists for the inventions of optical tweezers – in which two laser beams can hold a tiny object – and a method for creating powerful lasers.
A postage stamp printed in Norway showing an image of Alfred Nobel, circa 2001.
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This year’s Nobel Prize for literature was nixed because of a sex scandal. Other Nobels have neglected key contributors. Should all prizes be cancelled while criteria for winning is reassessed?
As a founder of behavioral economics, Thaler has helped change the way economists look at the world.
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