Noble Prize

The noble prizes are awarded annually in the field of Physics, Chemistry, Peace, Literature, Medicine and Economics.  The prizes were established in the year 1895 by the will of Alfred Nobel and were first awarded in the year 1901 in the field of Physics, Chemistry, Peace, Literature, Medicine.  Another Noble Prize in the field of Economics was started in the year 1968.

The Peace prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway whereas the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.  Each prize is given by a separate committee and each laureate receives a gold medal, a diploma and a sum of money which is decided by the Nobel Foundation yearly.  The award ceremony is held on the Death anniversary of Alfred Nobel i.e. 10 Dec whereas name of the laureates announce in the month of Oct.

The list of Noble prize laureates to be honored on 10 Dec 12 at Stockholm are :-

(i) Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland : Serge Haroche is from France and David J Wineland from United States.  They jointly win the 2012 Noble Prize in Physics “for ground breaking experimental method that enable measuring and manipulation of quantum system.”

(ii) Brian K. Kobika and Robert J.Lefkowitz: Robert J.Lefkowitz and Brian K.Kobika are from United States and together they will get the 2012 Noble Prize in Chemistry for their studies of G-Protein-coupled receptors.

(iii) John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka: They are from United Kingdom and Japan respectively.  They will be awarded the 2012 Noble Prize in Medicine for the discovery that mature cell can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent.

(iv) Mo Yan: He is from China.He will get the Noble Prize in Literature for their Novel in “Hallucinatory realism”.

(v) European Union : European Union is a political union of 27 members of Europe.  They will get the 2012 Noble Prize in Peace for their contribution in advancement of peace, democracy and human rights in Europe for over six decades.

(vi) Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley : Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley are from United States and will be awarded the 2012 Noble Prize in Economics for their contribution in stable allocation and practice of market design.