Since its foundation in 1901, the Peace Prize has been awarded 103 times to 140 luminaries. Alfred Nobel, a Swedish scientist and dynamite inventor, established six awards
Winning the Nobel prize for literature is both overwhelming and scary, Norwegian playwright and novelist Jon Fosse told Reuters following the announcement on Thursday.
Scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Aleksey Ekimov won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of tiny clusters of atoms known as quantum dots, widely used today to create colours in flat screens, LED lamps and devices that help surgeons see blood vessels in tumours.