All Nobel Prizes 2019
Which one of the prize categories - physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economic sciences - were not originally listed in Alfred Nobel’s will?
In the late 1960s, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank) established a prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel. The Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded at the same time as the Nobel Prize, as part of the same ceremony.
Research done by one of the 2019 Nobel Laureates in Physics, showed that a large part of the universe consists of unknown "dark matter" and "dark energy". How much?
Only 5% of the matter and energy in the universe is known today. The remaining 95% is hidden from us.
Two of the three Nobel Laureates in Physics 2019 discovered a planet, the exoplanet 51 Pegasi b. What is special about this planet?
Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz discovered the first planet outside our solar system, an exoplanet, orbiting a solar-type star in our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
The 2019 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry have developed a lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery. What type of battery did they develop?
The 2019 Medicine Prize was awarded for research that shows what happens in cells if they receive too much or too little of a particular substance. Which substance?
The 2019 Medicine Prize is about what happens in cells if they receive too much or too little oxygen.
What does the 2018 Nobel Laureate in Literature Olga Tokarczuk often get inspired by as she writes?
The 2019 Nobel Laureate in Literature Peter Handke has lived outside Paris in France for many years. Which country was he born in?
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his decisive initiative to resolve a border conflict between which countries?
Abiy Ahmed is being awarded for taking the initiative to resolve the border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
What is the 2019 Economic Sciences Prize about?
The 2019 Economic Sciences Prize is about new ways of conducting research on how to combat poverty.
The research done by the 2019 Economic Sciences Laureates has resulted in 100,000 schools in India investing in what?
They showed that more individualised instruction and tutoring for the weakest students is the best way to boost student results in low- and medium-income countries.