2022 Nobel Prizes
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The 2022 Nobel Prizes were awarded by the Nobel Foundation, based in Sweden. Six categories were awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. The winners in each category were announced from October 3 to October 10.{{Cite web |title=All Nobel Prizes 2022 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prizes-2022/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}}
Nobel Week took place from December 6 to 12, including programming such as lectures, dialogues, and discussions. The award ceremony and banquet for the Peace Prize were scheduled in Oslo on December 10, while the award ceremony and banquet for all other categories were scheduled for the same day in Stockholm.{{Cite web |last=Royen |first=Ulrika |date=2022-10-19 |title=The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony 2022 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/ceremony/the-nobel-peace-prize-award-ceremony-2022/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Royen |first=Ulrika |date=2022-10-19 |title=The Nobel Prize award ceremony 2022 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/ceremony/the-nobel-prize-award-ceremony-2022/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}}
Prizes
= Physics =
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(b. 1947) |{{flagdeco|France}} French | rowspan="3" |"for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science" | rowspan="3" |{{Cite web |date=4 October 2022 |title=The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2022/summary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428042346/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2022/summary/ |archive-date=28 April 2024 |access-date=6 October 2022 |publisher=Nobel Foundation}} |
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(b. 1942) |{{flagdeco|United States}} American |
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(b. 1945) |{{flagdeco|Austria}} Austrian |
= Chemistry =
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(b. 1966) |{{flagdeco|United States}} American | rowspan="3" |"for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry" |
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(b. 1954) |{{flagdeco|Denmark}} Danish |
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(b. 1941) |{{flagdeco|United States}} American |
= Physiology or Medicine =
{{Main page|2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine}}
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(b. 1955) |{{flag|Sweden}} |"for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution" |
= Literature =
{{Main page|2022 Nobel Prize in Literature}}
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(b. 1940) |{{flag|France}} |"for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory" |
= Peace =
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(b. 1962) |{{Flag|Belarus}} | rowspan="3" |"The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy." |
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(founded 1989) |{{Flag|Russia}} |
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(founded 2007) |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |
= Economic Sciences =
Other events
The Nobel Prize Concert took place on December 8 at Stockholm Concert Hall, featuring singer Diana Damrau and conductor Manfred Honeck. The Nobel Banquet menu was set by chef Jimmi Eriksson and pastry chief Annie Hesselstad. Nobel Week Lights Stockholm ran from December 3 to December 11, illuminating Stockholm with light installations from 20 artworks inspired by the prizes.{{Cite news |title=Nobel Week Stockholm 2022 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2021/12/nobel-week-2022-information-for-media.pdf |work=Nobel Foundation}}