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The 1910 Nobel Prizes
One hundred years ago marks the tenth time the Nobel Prizes were awarded according to Alfred Nobel's will. Three Nobel Laureates travelled to a wintry Stockholm to receive their medals, diplomas and the Prize amount, at that time 140 703 SEK. In Oslo, Norway, an organization, The Permanent International Peace Bureau, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Discover more about the 1910 Nobel Laureates and the achievements for which they received their Nobel Prizes.
Read the full text of Alfed Nobel's will.
A Prize for Gas Physics
1910 PHYSICS PRIZEJohannes Diderik van der Waals was awarded for pioneering studies on the physical state of liquids and gases. His work made the study of temperatures near absolute zero possible. The “van der Waals forces”, weak attractive forces between atoms or molecules, were later named in his honour.
Read the presentation of the Physics Prize.
Essential Chemical Plants
1910 CHEMISTRY PRIZEFrom apples to ylang-ylang, the range of scents and flavours that fill Nature's vast garden of plants are formed chiefly from specific combinations of volatile organic compounds, known collectively as essential oils. For decades the tools used in chemistry were deemed ill-equipped to untangle these complex and unstable mixtures, until Otto Wallach devised ways in which to reveal the essential virtues of plants.
Read more about Otto Wallach's discovery.
Work for the Cause of Peace
1910 PEACE PRIZEThe Permanent International Peace Bureau was honoured for supporting, accelerating, and promoting the peace movement.
Read more about the organization.
Help the Peace Doves!
EDUCATIONALDisarm the world of nuclear weapons! You have eight "Peace Doves", each able to disarm one of the eight countries possessing nuclear weapons. Try the game and learn more about nuclear disarmament!
Play the Peace Doves Game!Nobel Prize Announcement Dates
NOBEL PRIZEThe Nobel Prize awarding institutions have set the following dates for their announcements of 2010 prize decisions:
Physiology or Medicine - Monday 4 October, 11:30 a.m. CET at the earliest
Physics - Tuesday 5 October, 11:45 a.m. CET at the earliest
Chemistry - Wednesday 6 October, 11:45 a.m. CET at the earliest
Peace - Friday 8 October, 11:00 a.m. CET
The date for the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature will be set later.
Economic Sciences - Monday 11 October, 1:00 p.m. CET at the earliest.
Devoted to Research
1910 MEDICINE PRIZEAlbrecht Kossel worked on proteins, including the nucleic substance. In his Nobel Lecture he describes his research and findings.
Read Albrecht Kossel's Nobel Lecture.
Poetry, Plays and Novels
1910 LITERATURE PRIZEPaul Heyse was awarded "as a tribute to the consummate artistry, permeated with idealism, which he has demonstrated during his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories".
Read more about Paul Heyse's authorship.
Early 20th Century German Literature Laureates
ARTICLEWithin a space of ten years at the beginning of the twentieth century, four German writers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature - a record yet to be surpassed.
Read more.
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded Organizations
PEACEThe Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 23 times to organizations between 1901 and 2009.
See the list.
The Nobel Foundation
ARTICLEOn June 29, 2010, the Nobel Foundation celebrated its 110th anniversary. Learn more about the background and establishment of the Nobel Foundation.
Read about the Nobel Foundation.
José Saramago Passes Away
LITERATUREJosé Saramago, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Literature, died 18 June, at age 87. Read more:
AutobiographyNobel Lecture
Banquet Speech
Excerpt from Baltasar and Blimunda