Noble Prize
Nobel Prize
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Year of institution
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1901
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Founder
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Alfred Bernard Nobel
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Date on which awarded
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December 10
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Number of disciplines awarded (6)
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- It is the most coveted international award of the World.
- It is supported by The Nobel Foundation which was set up in 1900 under the will of Alfred Bernard Nobel (1833-96).
- It was instituted by the inventor of dynamite, Alfred Bernard Nobel (1833-96).
- These awards are presented annually on December 10, death anniversary of the founder and is presented by Swedish King.
- Apart from Economics, all other five categories have been given award since 1901. Economics Nobel Prize was instituted in 1967 and was first given in 1969. It is called the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.
Twice recipients of Nobel Prize
Same subjects
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Different subjects
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Fredric Sanger
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Chemistry (1958)
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Linus Pauling
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Chemistry (1954)
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Fredric Sanger
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Chemistry (1980)
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Linus Pauling
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Peace (1963)
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John Bardeen
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Physics (1956)
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Marie Curie
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Physics (1903)
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John Bardeen
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Physics (1972)
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Marie Curie
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Chemistry (1911)
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Indian Nobel Prize Winners
Name
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Subject
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Year
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Rabinder Nath Tagore
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Literature
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1913
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Dr. C.V. Raman
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Physics
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1930
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Dr. Hargobind Khurana
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Medicine
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1968
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Mother Teresa
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Peace
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1979
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Dr. S. Chandrashekhar
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Physics
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1983
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Dr. Amartya Sen
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Economics
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1999
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V.S. Naipaul
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Literature
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2001
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Kailash Satyarthi
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Peace
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2014
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