: any of various annual prizes (as in peace, literature, medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity
called also Nobel
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He won the Nobel Prize for economics.
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Venki Ramakrishnan was one of three collaborators awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2009 for studies in the function and structure of the ribosome.
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Gregory J. Rummo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
The nomination process for the Nobel Prize starts in September, and the announcements will take place between October 6 and 13.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
The Nobel Prize–winning discoverer of how fusion in stars baked elements, Bethe, was in the latter camp.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2025
Google was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year for AlphaFold, an AI system that can predict the three-dimensional structure of proteins based on their amino acid sequences.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Gregory J. Rummo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
The nomination process for the Nobel Prize starts in September, and the announcements will take place between October 6 and 13.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
The Nobel Prize–winning discoverer of how fusion in stars baked elements, Bethe, was in the latter camp.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2025
Google was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year for AlphaFold, an AI system that can predict the three-dimensional structure of proteins based on their amino acid sequences.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Nobel Prize
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No·bel Prize
(ˌ)nō-ˌbel- 
: an annual prize (as in literature, medicine, peace) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of people who work for the interests of humanity
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