Royal Swedish Academy Announces Nobel Prizes in Stockholm
· World · The Independent, ABC News
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is set to award the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday in Stockholm. The annual prize announcements began Monday with the medicine award going to three scientists for a light-based brain research tool, followed by the physics prize on Tuesday for neutrino research. The literature prize will be awarded Thursday, followed by the peace prize on Friday and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday. This year's prize money stands at 12 million Swedish kronor, equivalent to about $1.2 million, for individuals, small groups, or organizations. Last year's chemistry prize honored scientists who developed molecular structures capable of trapping gases.
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