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Nobel prizes 2022
The patents behind the prizes

The Nobel Prizes are once again being presented in Stockholm these days. After several recent awards, this year no German can look forward to a prize, but a Swede working in Leipzig can. An American has achieved the feat of winning a Nobel Prize for the second time - only four other scientists ever have managed this..

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Nobel Prize 2021
Climate and catalysis - Two German researchers honoured

Two German Nobel Prize winners in one year - that hasn't happened for a long time. 2021 is an extremely successful year for science and research in Germany, according to the Academy in Stockholm. The two German laureates in the natural science disciplines are Klaus Hasselmann (physics) and Benjamin List (chemistry).

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Four women get Nobel Prizes 2020
Gene Scissors, Black Holes & Poetry

Four women will receive a Nobel Prize this year - an extraordinary achievement in the history of this award. Andrea Ghez is only the fourth woman to get the Physics award in almost 120 years. In Chemistry, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna share the prize. In addition, Louise Glück, a lyricist, receives the award for Literature.

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Nobel Prize ceremony 2018

Nobel Prize ceremony 2019
Prestigious patents

On 10 December, the Nobel Prizes for 2019 will be awarded in Stockholm. John B. Goodenough, who receives the chemistry award, is at the age of 97the oldest Nobel Laureate ever. Esther Duflo however - the only woman to receive a Nobel Prize for 2019 - is the youngest woman to receive the economics award.

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Nobel Prize ceremony 2017

Nobel Prize 2018
Three women awarded - Prizes for Physics and Chemistry for female researchers

On 10 December, the Nobel Prizes for 2018 will be presented in Stockholm. What is particularly remarkable about this year's award ceremony is that two women will be honoured in the natural sciences at the same time: Donna Strickland in physics, Frances Arnold in chemistry. This is an absolute rarity in the Academy's award policy.

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Last updated: 15 May 2025