Nobelwinning

Nobelwinning is an informal term that denotes a person who has been awarded a Nobel Prize. The more standard term in English is Nobel laureate or Nobel Prize winner. The Nobel Prizes were established by Alfred Nobel's will in 1895 and are awarded annually in six categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and the Economic Sciences. The latter is commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics, though it is officially the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. The prizes are administered by the Nobel Foundation, with selecting committees comprising the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Economic Sciences), the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute (Medicine), the Norwegian Nobel Committee (Peace), and the Swedish Academy (Literature). Recipients receive a medal, a diploma, and a monetary award.

Notable aspects of Nobelwinning include the possibility of multiple prizes. A small number of individuals have been awarded Nobel Prizes more than once: Marie Curie (Physics 1903, Chemistry 1911), John Bardeen (Physics 1956, 1972), Frederick Sanger (Chemistry 1958, 1980), Linus Pauling (Chemistry 1954, Peace 1962), and Karl Barry Sharpless (Chemistry 2001, 2022). Some laureates have won prizes in different fields, while others have earned multiple prizes within the same field.

In common usage, Nobelwinning is less widespread than Nobel laureate or Nobel Prize winner, but the term may appear in informal or descriptive contexts. The concept encapsulates the achievement of receiving one of the world’s most prestigious recognitions for contributions to science, literature, or peace.