Nobelprizewinning

Nobelprizewinning refers to the act of being awarded a Nobel Prize. The Nobel Prizes are a set of five annual international awards bestowed by the Swedish and Norwegian Nobel Committees in recognition of academic, cultural, and scientific advances, based on the will of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish industrialist and inventor of dynamite.

The prizes are awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank established a prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, which is often colloquially referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics.

The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901, five years after Nobel's death. The prizes are presented annually on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Laureates receive a medal, a diploma, and a monetary award. Winning a Nobel Prize is considered one of the highest honors in the respective fields and often brings significant international recognition and prestige to the recipient and their work. Many Nobel laureates have gone on to make further contributions to their fields, while others have used their platform to advocate for various social and political causes. The criteria for selection are rigorous, focusing on significant contributions that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.