Lessing collects Nobel in London
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British author Doris Lessing has collected the Nobel Prize for Literature at a ceremony in London.
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Two economists known for their globally influential work on the forces behind economic booms and busts have won this year's Nobel Prize in economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced yesterday.
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Three American physicists shared the Â£760,000 Nobel prize for physics for calculating the bizarre properties of the ultimate fragments of matter.
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The big-bang theory of the universe, microcredit and literature exploring Turkey's clash of cultures will be honored as six American scientists, a Bangladeshi economist and a Turkish novelist receive the Nobel Prizes Sunday in Stockholm and Oslo.
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Three Americans shared the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work in increasing science's understanding of the forces that bind together the smallest pieces of matter, known as quarks.
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Edward C. Prescott and Finn E. Kydland won the Nobel prize for economics for their work on economic policies and business cycles, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
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Royalty and scientists, business leaders and diplomats gathered in the capitals of Sweden and Norway on Friday for twin ceremonies honoring the year's Nobel Prize winners.
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Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for work on cosmic radiation which helped pinpoint the age of the universe and supported the Big Bang theory of its birth.
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Two Israelis and one American won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on how a cell breaks down proteins that are damaged or have outlived their usefulness.
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Dates for announcements of the 2004 Nobel Prizes. All winners except for the peace prize will be announced in Stockholm, Sweden. The peace prize will be announced in Oslo, Norway.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - In a tradition that has become as venerable as the 103-year-old Nobel Prizes themselves, the guessing game over who will take home the world's most coveted awards this week has entered full swing.    The first announcement of 2004 winners comes Monday with the physiology or medicine prize, followed by a week of announcements of winners for physics, chemistry, economics, peace and possibly literature...
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Scientist Professor David Parry has paid tribute to Nobel Prize winner and New Zealand born scientist Maurice Wilkins who has died at the age of 88.
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Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus, often called the banker to the poor, received the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday for his efforts to relieve poverty as a cornerstone for building peace.
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The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans yesterday, including Leonid Hurwicz, a 90-year-old professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, the oldest person ever to win a Nobel.
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Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for work on cosmic radiation that helped pinpoint the age of the universe and added weight to the Big Bang theory of its birth.
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The Design Museum in London announced Monday it will host next year an exhibition of the work of British architect Richard Rogers, who won the 2007 Pritzker Prize, the so-called Nobel of Architecture.
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Previous winners of the Nobel Peace Prize who were from Africa.