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Kip S. Thorne after receiving his Nobel Prize in Physics at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2017. Copyright © Nobel Media. Photo: A. Mahmoud.
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Nobel Week is coming up
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2018 Nobel Prize award ceremonies
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The new Nobel Laureates take center stage on 10 December in Stockholm and Oslo, where the 12 laureates will receive their Nobel Prizes and enjoy the Nobel Banquets afterwards. Nobelprize.org will provide live-streams of the Nobel Lectures and the award ceremonies, as well as photos and interviews with the laureates. The activities start on 6 December - also on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
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Literature laureate Grazia Deledda.
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Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been presented to laureates at award ceremonies. The laureates come from various parts of the world to Stockholm or Oslo to collect their prizes. This archive video clip shows author and literature laureate Grazia Deledda and her husband, Palmiro Madesani, after they visited the headquarters of the Italian Diplomatic mission at Oakhill in Djurgården, Stockholm, during Nobel Week 1927. Watch the clip with Grazia Deledda |
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"Good writing and good reading will break down barriers"
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Literature laureate Kazuo Ishiguro.
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During Nobel Week, the Nobel Laureates give their official Nobel Lectures, which describe the history and background of their discoveries, literature or prize-awarded work. Literature laureate Kazuo Ishiguro talked about the importance of literature. Watch or read Kazuo Ishiguro's Nobel Lecture |
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"Mommy, Mommy, I won a prize!"
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Literature laureate J. M. Coetzee.
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One unexpected duty that new Nobel Laureates may find awaiting them during the Nobel Week in Stockholm is the requirement to give an after-dinner speech at the Nobel Banquet on 10 December. J. M. Coetzee, literature laureate 2003, took the opportunity to remember his parents in his banquet speech. Watch J. M. Coetzee deliver his speech |
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Nobel Laureates in discussion about water
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Water is essential to the survival of humanity. Every drop is precious. This year's Nobel Week Dialogue will be turning its attention to a topic that is important to us all. A unique constellation of Nobel Laureates, scientists and experts, policy makers and the general public will meet for discussions. Watch the live stream on 9 December. More information about the event |
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Celebrating Marie Curie's 151st birthday
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Marie Sklodowska Curie was born in Poland on 7 November 1867. Through her outstanding scientific contributions and her unpretentious manner, she became one of the most admired personalities of her time. Her discoveries in the field of radioactivity were the beginning of a better understanding of the structure of the atom. She is the first Nobel Prize awarded woman and the only one to have received the prize in physics as well as chemistry. Watch a short video about her discovery |
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The Nobel Prize amount
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Most of Alfred Nobel's fortune was to be "distributed annually in the form of prizes to those who during the preceding year have conferred the greatest benefit on humankind." What is the prize amount per full Nobel Prize 2018? Click to submit your answer!
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3.0 million Swedish kronor (SEK)
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6.0 million Swedish kronor (SEK)
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9.0 million Swedish kronor (SEK)
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