Posted by SIDHARTH on Dec. 30, 2012, 8:45 p.m.
The Nobel Prize (Swedish pronunciation: [no?b?l], Swedish definite form, singular: Nobelpriset; Norwegian: Nobelprisen) is a set of annual international awards bestowed in a number of categories by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and/or scientific advances. The will of the Swedish philanthropist inventor Alfred Nobel established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace were first awarded in 1901.[1]
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| Awarded for | Outstanding contributions in Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physiology or Medicine, and Economic Sciences |
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| Presented by | Swedish Academy Nobel committee of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Nobel committee of Karolinska Institutet Norwegian Nobel Committee |
| Country | Sweden Norway (Peace Prize only) |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| Official website | nobelprize.org |