NOBEL PRIZE-- IMPORTANT POINTS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

IMPORTANT POINT ABOUT NOBEL PRIZE

• Nobel Prize first given in 1901.
• Founder of Nobel prize was Alfred Nobel
• This award given in 6 Categories:- Physics, Chemistry, Medicine or Physiology, Literature, Peace and Economics. Each prize was worth of 8 million SEK ( US$ 1.2 million ).
• This award given on 10 December as Alfred Nobel died on this date.
• Nobel Prize for Physics and Chemistry given by The Royal Swedish Academy of Science.
• For Literature given by Swedish academy of Literature.
• For Economics by Bank of Sweden.
• For Peace by The committee of the Norwegian Parliament.
• For Medicine or Physiology by the Nobel assembly at Karolinska institutes.
• First Indian to receive Nobel was Rabinder nath tagore in 1913 for “Geetanjali” in Literature. So, India receive first Nobel award in Literature and also first Asian to have this award.
• First Indian woman receive Nobel was Mother Teresa in 1979 in the field of Peace.
• Professor Abdul Kalam was only Muslim that get Nobel award.
• Amartya sen gets Nobel in 1998 in the field of Economics.