THE NOBEL PRIZE IN
PHYSICS
Frenchman Serge Haroche and American
David J. Wineland, the two 68-year-old winners for, “particle control in a
quantum world.” Translation
Their individual discoveries will advance the development of a quantum
computer, and could allow for the creation of a clock that is 100 times more
precise than those used currently.
THE
NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY:
Robert
J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka, two American chemists recognized for their
work with which allow cells to sense light, flavor and odor, and to
receive signals from hormones and neurotransmitters. their research has allowed drug-makers to
begin developing medications with fewer side effects.
THE
NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE:
No,
it’s not Fifty Shades of
Greyauthor E.L. James. It’s Guan Moye is better known by his
pen-name Mo Yan, which in Chinese means “don’t speak.” Best known for his 1978
novel, “Red Sorghum,” he is the second Chinese author to win a Nobel Prize
(dissident Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, however his award is
not recognized by the Chinese Communist Party).
THE
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE -2012:
The
27-nation strong European Union was awarded the famed Nobel Peace Prize for
building peace and reconciliation among European Nations. The prize was given
to applaud the Union’s solidarity as it continues not only to work on the
European debt crisis, but to discourage extremism and nationalism.
NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE-2012
The
2012 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded Monday to Sir John B.
Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for work that revolutionized the understanding of
how cells and organisms develop.
Gurdon,
79, of Dippenhall, England, and Yamanaka, 50, of Osaka, Japan, share the prize
jointly for their discovery that “mature, specialised cells can be reprogrammed
to become immature cells capable of developing into all tissues of the body,”
Gurdon
discovered in 1962 that the cells are reversible in an experiment with an egg
cell of a frog. Yamanaka discovered more than 40 years later how mature cells
in mice could be reprogrammed to become immature stem cells “that are able to
develop into all types of cells in the body,
The
monetary award that accompanies the Nobel Prize was lowered by the
foundation this year by 20% from 10 million Swedish kronor ($1.5 million) to 8
million kronor ($1.2 million) because of the turbulence that has hit financial
markets
NOBEL
PRIZE IN ECONOMICS -2012
Americans Alvin Roth and Lloyd
Shapley were awarded the Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that
helps explain the market processes at work when doctors are assigned to
hospitals, students to schools and human organs for transplant to recipients.The
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the two economists for "the theory
of stable allocations and the practice of market design.".
"Even though these two researchers worked
independently of one another, the combination of Shapley's basic theory and
Roth's empirical investigations, experiments and practical design has generated
a flourishing field of research and improved the performance of many markets,
The economics prize was created by
the Swedish central bank in Nobel's memory in 1968
Each award is worth 8 million
Swedish kronor, or about $1.2 million
Nobel
was died on December 10th in
1896
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