Nobel Prize

On This Day In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore Became First Non-European Literature Laureate

Offbeat | Friday November 13, 2020

Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize in Literature on this day in 1913. The Nobel Laureate penned over 2,000 songs, which are known as 'Rabindra Sangeet'. His works include hundreds of novels, short stories, dance-dramas, poems, essays and travelogues.

The Punjab-Born Biochemist Who Rose From Humble Beginnings To Win A Nobel

Offbeat | Monday November 9, 2020

The Nobel Prize Organization has shared a post remembering Har Gobind Khorana, who died on this day in 2011. Mr Khorana rose from a childhood of poverty in India to become a Nobel-winning biochemist and went on to teach at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

CV Raman Birth Anniversary 2020: Interesting Facts About The Nobel Laureate

Education | Written By Mridusmita Deka | Saturday November 7, 2020

CV Raman Birthday: Today is the birth anniversary of Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, commonly known as CV Raman. Sir CV Raman received the Nobel Prize in 1930 for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him -- Raman Effect.

"Paul, You Have Won The Nobel Prize": Co-Winner's 2:15 am Knock On Door

World News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday October 13, 2020

US economist Paul Milgrom was informed that he won the Nobel Economics Prize with a knock on his door, at 2:15 am. When Nobel Prize committee could not reach him, Robert Wilson, who shared the top honours with him, went to Mr Milgrom's house to share the incredible news.

Women Gain Ground In Nobel Man's World

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 12, 2020

The Nobel prizes remain very much a man's world, especially in science, but with four female laureates named this year, women are gradually getting more recognition.

Nobel In Economics Awarded To Americans Paul R Milgrom, Robert B Wilson

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 12, 2020

US economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for work on commercial auctions, including for goods and services difficult to sell in traditional ways such as radio frequencies, the Nobel Committee said.

American Poet Louise Gluck Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize In Literature

World News | Reuters | Thursday October 8, 2020

American poet Louise Gluck won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature for "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal", the Swedish Academy said on Thursday.

2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for CRISPR/Cas9 'Genetic Scissors'

Reuters | Wednesday October 7, 2020

Two women scientists - Emmanuelle Charpentier, who is French, and American Jennifer Doudna - won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for creating genetic 'scissors' that can rewrite the code of life, contributing to new cancer therapies and holding out the prospect of curing hereditary diseases.

Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded To Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 7, 2020

Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the United States on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for developing the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping "scissors".

2020 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Black Hole Discoveries

Reuters | Tuesday October 6, 2020

Britain's Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and US scientist Andrea Ghez won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe, the black hole, the award-giving body said on Tuesday.

Physics Nobel Prize Awarded To Trio For Black Hole Research

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 6, 2020

Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the US won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for their research into black holes, the Nobel jury said.

Nobel Prize 2020: Know Why Winners Are Called Nobel Laureates, 10 Facts

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday October 5, 2020

2020 Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prizes were first awarded on December 10, 1901. The most prestigious award ceremony was held in Stockholm and in Christiania (now Oslo) at the Old Royal Academy of Music. Since 1926, the Nobel Prize ceremony was held at the Stockholm Concert Hall barring a few years. Today, two Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice and...

3 Win Nobel Prize For Medicine "For Discovery Of Hepatitis C Virus"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 5, 2020

Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, the Nobel jury said.

He Was Late To Work, Angry. Then Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Got A Call...

Offbeat | Thursday October 1, 2020

Indian-American scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was not in a good mood the day he received a phone call from Sweden, informing him that he had won the prestigious Nobel Prize.

Nobel Prize Cash Raised To $1.1 Million

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 24, 2020

The cash envelope that accompanies each Nobel prize will be increased this year from nine to 10 million kronor ($1.1 million), the Nobel Foundation said Thursday.