Nobel Prize

By Do Kyu-Ho

The Nobel Prize was made by Alfred Nobel in 1895.

Alfred Nobel was rich man because dynamite-which was made from nitroglycerin by him for construction bomb-was big hit.

But dynamite was used war, and Nobel was grieved about that. So before he died, he made a will using all his estate for persons who render great services to Physics, Chemistry, Literature, and Peace, Economics, Physiology & Medicine. That's why the Nobel Prize has 6 provinces.

The Nobel Prize is awarded on at Stockholm, Sweden on December 10th 4.30 p.m. every year Because December 10th 4.30 is when Alfred Nobel passed away. But Only the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo Norway. We don't know the certain reason about that yet.

But the Nobel Economics Prize was added in 1969. It's different from the other Nobel Prizes. It was started by Sweden Science Academy. Physics and Chemistry was started by Sweden Science Academy. Physiology & Medicine was started by Stockholm Karolin Medicine Laboratory. Literature was started by Sweden, France, Espania Academy. Peace was started by Norway Congress.

The Nobel Prize can be received to 3 people. The Nobel Prize can even be declined.

The first Nobel Prize winner was Wilhelm Rwentgen/(Physics), Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff/(Chemistry), Emil Adolf von Behring/(Physiology & Medicine), Sully Prudhomme/(Literature), Jean Henri Dunant, Frelic Passy/(Peace) in 1901. Economics winner was Ragnar Frisch, Jan Tinbergen in 1969. Kim Dae-Jueng was given Nobel Prize the first time for Korea.(Nobel Peace Prize)

An especially amazing interesting fact is Curie couple and their daughter and her husband were awarded Nobel Prize! They were awarded Nobel Physics and Chemistry Prize.

Isn't it amazing?

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