The Nobel Prize Internet Archive

On December 10, 1901, German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen received the first Nobel Prize for his discovery of what came to be known as X‐rays. Since that time, more than 850 distinguished individuals and organizations have received the coveted medal along with worldwide recognition for achievement in the fields of chemistry, economics, literature, medicine, peace, and physics. Generally acknowledged as the most prestigious tribute given for outstanding intellectual accomplishment, the Nobel Prize is conferred at a ceremony that takes place each year in Stockholm and includes for each winner a cash prize currently amounting to more than $1 million. Over...