Summary
The Nobel Prizes, considered prestigious global awards, will be announced next week. These prizes honor achievements in various fields, including medicine, physics, and peace. The announcements start on Monday with the medicine prize and end with the economics prize.
Key Facts
- The Nobel Prizes are awarded in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, peace, and economics.
- Alfred Nobel, a 19th-century Swedish businessman, created the awards using his fortune.
- The first prizes were awarded in 1901, and the economics prize was added in 1968.
- This year's announcements begin Monday, starting with the medicine prize.
- The different fields for Nobel Prizes are announced on consecutive days.
- Each Nobel Prize winner receives about $1.2 million, a gold medal, and a diploma.
- The Peace Prize is given out in Oslo, Norway, while the rest are announced in Stockholm, Sweden.
- The Nobel Peace Prize is often awarded for achievements from the previous year.
