The 2014 Nobel Prizes at a glance

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The 2014 Nobel Prizes at a glance
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A student writes the name of Taliban attack survivor Malala Yousafzai who became the youngest Nobel winner at a school in her hometown of Swat, Pakistan, Saturday, Oct 11, 2014. Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for risking their lives to fight for children’s rights. Malala was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman two-years ago in Pakistan for insisting that girls have the right to an education. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)



STOCKHOLM (AP) — The 2014 Nobel Prizes were announced last week by committees in Stockholm and Oslo, with the last one coming up on Monday. The $1.1 million awards will be handed out on Dec. 10, the anniversary of prize founder Alfred Nobel's death in 1896.


MEDICINE

U.S.-British scientist John O'Keefe split the Nobel Prize in medicine with Norwegian couple May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser on Monday for breakthroughs in brain cell research that could pave the way for a better understanding of diseases like Alzheimer's.

PHYSICS

Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan and Japanese-born U.S. scientist Shuji Nakamura won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes, which promises to revolutionize the way the world lights its homes and offices — and already helps create the glowing screens of mobile phones, computers and TVs.

CHEMISTRY

U.S. researchers Eric Betzig and William Moerner and Stefan Hell of Germany won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for finding ways to make microscopes more powerful than previously thought possible, allowing scientists to see how diseases develop inside the tiniest cells.

LITERATURE

French writer Patrick Modiano won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for his lifelong study of the Nazi occupation and its effect on his country. Among more than 40 works, Modiano wrote the Prix Goncourt-winning "Missing Person" and co-wrote the acclaimed movie "Lacombe, Lucien."

PEACE

Children's rights activists Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for campaigning for the rights of children and young people, particularly their right to education.

ECONOMICS

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Oct. 13 at 1100 GMT (7 a.m. EDT).


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