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THE NOBEL PRIZE 2018

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NOBEL LAUREATES-2018


"For the greatest benefit to humankind"


-Sir Alfred Nobel
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS 2018:
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 was awarded "for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics".
Arthur Ashkin (USA)
"for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems",
Gérard Mourou (France) and Donna Strickland (Canada)
"for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses."

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY 2018:
Frances H. Arnold (USA)
"for the directed evolution of enzymes",  
George P. Smith (USA ) and Sir Gregory P. Winter (UK)
"for the phage display of peptides and antibodies."

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2018:
James P. Allison (USA) and Tasuku Honjo (Japan)
"for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation."

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2018:
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature has not been awarded yet. It will be announced on Thursday 10 October.

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2018:
Denis Mukwege (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Nadia Murad (Iraq)
"for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."

THE SVERIGES RIKSBANK PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES IN MEMORY OF ALFRED NOBEL 2018:
William D. Nordhaus (USA)
"for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis" 
Paul M. Romer  (USA)
"for integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis."

 Related Note:
2019 Nobel Prize announcements:

  • Physiology or Medicine - Monday 7 October, 11:30 a.m. at the earliest
  • Physics - Tuesday 8 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest
  • Chemistry - Wednesday 9 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest
  • Literature - Thursday 10 October, 1:00 p.m. at the earliest. (The Swedish Academy will announce the Nobel Prize in Literature for both 2018 and 2019.)
  • Peace - Friday 11 October, 11:00 a.m.
  • Economic Sciences - Monday 14 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest

Times listed are local time in Sweden and Norway.

Source: www.nobelprize.org
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