Awards and Honours

Awards and Honours

2020 Nobel Prize in Literature

The American poet is known for collections including The Wild Iris, which won the Pulitzer Prize.

8 October 2020 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The two scientists developed the CRISPR-Cas9 "genetic scissors", which can change DNA with great precision.

7 October 2020 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

Penrose used mathematics to show that black holes are a direct consequence of Einstein's theory of relativity.

6 October 2020 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The discovery of the hepatitis C virus made it possible to screen blood and develop drugs that can cure the infection.

5 October 2020 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

The three economists use experiments, similar to medical trials, to test which policies work best in reducing poverty.

14 October 2019 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2019 Nobel Peace Prize

The Ethiopian prime minister ended a long border conflict with Eritrea and introduced political reforms at home.

11 October 2019 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2018 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Polish writer is known for novels including Flights, which won the International Booker Prize in 2018, and her historical epic The Books of Jacob.

10 October 2019 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2019 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Austrian writer's work includes novels, plays and screenplays.

10 October 2019 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Lithium-ion batteries power mobile phones, laptops and electric cars.

9 October 2019 · Source: The Nobel Prize

Awards and Honours

2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

Peebles developed the theories that explain how the universe evolved after the Big Bang.

8 October 2019 · Source: The Nobel Prize