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Where did they actually come from? Six Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in the areas of peace, chemistry, physics, medicine, literature, and economics. The prizes are named after Alfred Noble, the inventor of dynamite, who created the prizes in his will. He donated a good portion of his estate to fund the prizes, decided who would judge the winners of each award, and also named the five prize categories. Economics was added
during the nineteen sixties. The Nobel Prizes are administered by the Nobel Foundation and are awarded in the fall after a rigorous selection process. The list of winners in the different categories, especially physics and chemistry, is like a hall of fame. For example, in physics, the winners include Albert Einstein, Neil's Bore, Robert Milliken, Louis Victor de broglie Werner, Heisenberg, and so on. It's a pretty prestigious list. Today, each
prize is valued at over a million dollars. The reason it's such a big deal is because of the size of the award and the fact that the award has been given since nineteen o one, long enough that everyone has heard about it. Be sure to check out our new video podcast, Stuff from the Future. Join how Stuff Work staff as we explore them as promising and proply sing possibilities of tomorrow. The house Stuff Works iPhone app has arrived. Download it today on iTunes. Your photos, music
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