Recently, Nobel Prize winners have been declared and media have spread their name in all over the world. These names are necessary for competitive exams or even from the SSB’s point of view. So, here are the names of the selected people and their field of selection. The Prize is awarded for the outstanding contribution for humanity in the field of chemistry, physics, literature, medicine or physiology and peace.
NOBEL PRIZE – The award got its name after famous engineer, Alfred Nobel. He did nearly 355 inventions out of which dynamite is the most famous. The Prize is presented by the Swedish Academy (for Nobel Prize in literature), Norwegian Nobel Committee (for Nobel Peace Prize), Nobel Committee of Karolinska Institute (for Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology) and the Nobel Committee of Royal Swedish Academy of Science (for Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry). The First Nobel Prize was awarded in 1901. Nobel Prize for the economy was later on added in 1968. The Prize are awarded in Sweden except peace Prize, which is awarded in Norway.
Nobel Prize in physics – Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald
They are jointly awarded the Peace Prize for their discovery of Neutrino oscillation. The experiment proved that Neutrinos have mass.
Neutrino – It is a subatomic particle which contains no atomic charge. They were thought to be massless because of exceedingly small mass or a tiny fraction of the mass of proton.
Nobel Prize in chemistry – Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
They all are jointly awarded Prize for their research and study on how cells repair their DNA (Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid) and how they are protected from waves.
Nobel Prize in medicine or Physiology – William C. Campbell, Satoshi Omura, Youyou Tu
William and Satoshi are selected for their discoveries in the field for discovery of Avermectin, which is a treatment of roundworm parasite.
While Youyou Tu was awarded for her discovery of Artemisinin, a drug against Malaria
Nobel Prize in literature – Svetlana Alexievich
Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize in literature for her polyphonic writing, a monument to the suffering and courage in our time.
Nobel peace Prize – National dialogue quartet
The organization form Tunisia, got this Prize for its contribution in establishing democracy in Tunisia in the wake of Jasmine Revolution of 2011.
It is composed of Tunisia general labor union, Tunisia confederation of industry trade and handicrafts, Tunisia human rights league and Tunisia order of lawyer.
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Science in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2015 – Angus Deaton
British born professor, Angus Deaton is selected for the Nobel Prize in economics for his development work in health, well-being and inequality.
Nobel Prize winners from India
India has some elite personalities who were selected for the Nobel Prize. Following are their names along with the year and field of selection –
Nobel Peace Prize 2014 – Kailash satyarthi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009– V. Ramakrishnan
Nobel Prize in Economic Science 1998 – Amarty Sen
Nobel Peace Prize 1989 – Tenzin Gyatso
Nobel Prize in Physics 1983 – Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (Indian born)
Nobel Peace Prize 1979 – Mother Teresa
Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 – Hargobind Khorana (Indian born)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1930 – Dr. C. V. Raman
Nobel Prize in Literature 1912 – Rabindranath Tagore
