2022 Nobel Prizes

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The 2022 Nobel Prizes were awarded by the Nobel Foundation, based in Sweden. Six categories were awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. The winners in each category were announced from October 3 to October 10. [1]

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Nobel Week took place from December 6 to 12, including programming such as lectures, dialogues, and discussions. The award ceremony and banquet for the Peace Prize were scheduled in Oslo on December 10, while the award ceremony and banquet for all other categories were scheduled for the same day in Stockholm. [2] [3]

Prizes

Physics

Awardee(s)
Alain-Aspect-ForMemRS (cropped).jpg Alain Aspect

(b. 1947)

Flag of France.svg French"for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science" [4]
JohnClauser.jpg John Clauser

(b. 1942)

Flag of the United States.svg American
Anton Zeilinger 2021 (profile cropped).jpg Anton Zeilinger

(b. 1945)

Flag of Austria.svg Austrian

Chemistry

Awardee(s)
Carolyn Bertozzi IMG 9384.jpg Carolyn Bertozzi

(b. 1966)

Flag of the United States.svg American"for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry" [5]
MortenMeldal23 (cropped).jpg Morten Meldal

(b. 1954)

Flag of Denmark.svg Danish
Barry Sharpless 02.jpg K. Barry Sharpless

(b. 1941)

Flag of the United States.svg American

Physiology or Medicine

Awardee(s)
Professor Svante Paabo ForMemRS (cropped).jpg Svante Pääbo

(b. 1955)

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden "for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution" [6]

Literature

Awardee(s)
Annie Ernaux al Salone del Libro (cropped2).jpg Annie Ernaux

(b. 1940)

Flag of France.svg  France "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory" [7]

Peace

Awardee(s)
Alaksandr Bialacki.jpg Ales Bialiatski

(b. 1962)

Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus "The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy." [8]
Memorial

(founded 1989)

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
The Center for Civil Liberties logo.png Centre for Civil Liberties

(founded 2007)

Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Economic Sciences

Awardee(s)
Ben Bernanke official portrait.jpg Ben Bernanke

(b. 1953)

Flag of the United States.svg  United States "for research on banks and financial crises" [9]
Douglas Diamond.jpg Douglas Diamond

(b. 1953)

Philip Dybvig - Nobel 2022 Group - 52637857287 (cropped).jpg Philip H. Dybvig

(b. 1955)

Other events

The Nobel Prize Concert took place on December 8 at Stockholm Concert Hall, featuring singer Diana Damrau and conductor Manfred Honeck. The Nobel Banquet menu was set by chef Jimmi Eriksson and pastry chief Annie Hesselstad. Nobel Week Lights Stockholm ran from December 3 to December 11, illuminating Stockholm with light installations from 20 artworks inspired by the prizes. [10]

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  2. ↑ Royen, Ulrika (2022-10-19). "The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony 2022". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  3. ↑ Royen, Ulrika (2022-10-19). "The Nobel Prize award ceremony 2022". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  4. ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022". Nobel Foundation. 4 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine" (PDF). Nobel Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  7. ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 2022". NobelPrize.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2022". NobelPrize.org. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  9. ↑ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2022". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  10. ↑ "Nobel Week Stockholm 2022" (PDF). Nobel Foundation .
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