2009 Nobel Day and Time Lapse Video of the 2001 Nobel Banquet
How are you celebrating Nobel Day on December 10? With family and friends or at school or work? Better still, to be one of the invitees present for the 2009 Nobel celebrations and banquet.
From official site Nobelprize.org – the 2009 Nobel Prize Laureates:
- Chemistry, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
- Chemistry, Thomas A. Steitz
- Chemistry, Ada E. Yonath
- Economics, Elinor Ostrom
- Economics, Oliver E. Williamson
- Literature, Herta Müller
- Medicine, Elizabeth H. Blackburn
- Medicine, Carol W. Greider
- Medicine, Jack W. Szostak
- Peace, Barack H. Obama
- Physics, Willard S. Boyle
- Physics, Charles K. Kao
- Physics, George E. Smith
Why is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded in Oslo and all the other Nobel Prizes in Stockholm?
Alfred Nobel left no explanation as to why the prize for peace was to be awarded by a Norwegian committee while the other four prizes were to be handled by Swedish committees. In the will he wrote:
“The prizes for physics and chemistry shall be awarded by the Swedish Academy of Sciences; that for physiology or medical works by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm; that for literature by the Academy in Stockholm, and that for champions of peace by a committee of five persons to be elected by the Norwegian Storting.”
Why do you use the word Nobel Laureate and not Nobel Prize Winner?
The awarding of the Nobel Prizes is not a competition or lottery, and therefore there are no winners or losers. Nobel Laureates receive the Nobel Prize in recognition of their achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, or peace.
For more Frequently Asked Questions at Nobelprize.org
To get everyone in the mood, take a look at “Time Lapse Video of the 2001 Nobel Banquet” presented by Nobelprize.org. A live web camera captured 15-second intervals during the preparation of the Nobel Banquet on 9 December 2001 and during the festivities on 10 December 2001. The pictures have been spliced together into this two-minute time-lapse video.
You can check out their Facebook page and upload your photos or videos of Nobel Day: Facebook.com/thenobelprize
Time Lapse Video of the 2001 Nobel Banquet
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