early October is the season for Nobel Prize . Six days, six awards, new faces from around the world join the world’s most elite roster of scientists, writers, economists and human rights leaders.
This year's Nobel Prize Season kicked off with a Medical Prize on Monday, followed by a daily announcement: Tuesday is physics, Wednesday is chemistry, and Thursday is literature. The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday, and the Economics Prize will be announced on October 10.
The following are five things about Nobel Prize :
1. Who created the Nobel Prize?
Medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and peace prizes were set up by the will of Swedish wealthy industrialist and inventor of explosives. The first prize was awarded in 1901, five years after the death of Nobel .
Each award is worth 10 million kroner (nearly $900,000), and will be awarded a certificate and a gold medal on December 10, the date of Nobel's death in 1896.
Economics Prize—the official name is Swedish Bank Commemorating the Alfred Nobel Prize in Economic Science—is not established by Nobel, but by Swedish Central Bank in 1968.
From 1901 to 2021, the Nobel Prize and Economic Science Prize were awarded 609 times.
2. Who can win the Nobel Prize and why?
Nobel regulations prohibit judges from discussing their deliberations within 50 years. So it may take some time before we can determine how the judges choose the 2022 Nobel laureates and who are on their shortlist.
Judges strive to avoid hinting at the winner before announcing, but sometimes news comes out. European bookmakers sometimes offer odds for possible Peace Prize and Literature Nobel Prize winners.
3. Who can nominate candidates?
Tens of thousands of people around the world are eligible to submit Nobel Prize nominations.
They include university professors, legislators, former Nobel Prize winners and committee members themselves.
Although nominations have been kept secret for 50 years, those submitting nominations sometimes publicly announce their recommendations, especially for the Nobel Peace Prize.
4. What is the connection between the Nobel Prize and Norwegian ?
Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in Norway, and other awards were awarded in Sweden. This is what Alfred Nobel wants.
The exact reason for him is not clear, but throughout his life, Sweden and Norway joined a coalition that dissolved in 1905. Sometimes, the relationship between the Stockholm Nobel Foundation, which manages the bonus, and the extremely independent Peace Prize Committee, is tense. Oslo .
5. What is needed to win the Nobel Prize?
Patience is important.
Scientists usually have to wait decades before Nobel judges recognize their work, hoping to ensure that any breakthrough can stand the test of time.
This runs contrary to Nobel's will, which stipulates that the award should be awarded to "those who bring the best interests of mankind in the previous year." The Peace Prize Committee is the only committee that regularly rewards achievements made in the previous year.
According to Nobel's will, the award should be awarded to "people who have done the most or best work for the fraternity between countries, for the abolition or reduction of standing troops, and for the convening and promoting peace conferences."
So, what awards may be in the hands of China this year? Let's look forward to it together!
