Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine: American Bruce Beutler and Frenchman Jules Hoffmann shared the award with Canadian-born Ralph Steinman for discoveries about the immune system that opened up new avenues for the treatment and prevention of infectious illnesses and cancer. Steinman died three days before the announcement.
Nobel Prize in physics: U.S.-born scientists Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess shared the prize for discoveries showing that the universe is expanding at an accelerating pace.
Nobel Prize in chemistry: Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman won the award for his discovery of quasicrystals, a mosaic-like chemical structure that researchers previously thought was impossible.
Nobel Prize in literature: Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer won the prize for works characterized by "condensed, translucent images."
Nobel Peace Prize: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen were honored "for their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work."
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences: Americans Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims won for their research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy.
Winners, who will receive their prizes on Dec. 10 in twin ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo
Related facts
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace were first awarded in 1901.
The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, while the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden. Each Nobel Prize is regarded as the most prestigious award in its field.
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