Nobel Prize
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| Reward(s) | Prize money of 9 million SEK, approx. US$986,000 (2018); a medal; and a diploma |
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| Number of laureates | 590 prizes to 935 laureates (as of 2018) |
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| ID | 667416 |
About Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed in several categories by Swedish and Norwegian institutions in recognition of academic, cultural, or scientific advances. The will of the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel established the five Nobel prizes in 1895.
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