The United States and Germany won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
According to results just announced in Stockholm (Sweden), three scientists from the United States and Germany have become the recipients of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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| The three scientists who won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Photo: Reuters |
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The work that earned the three scientists this prestigious award was the creation of a super-resolution fluorescence microscope.
Eric Betzig, a U.S. citizen (born in 1960) in Ann Arbor, USA. Stefan W. Hell, a German citizen (born in 1962) in Arad, Romania. And William E. Moerner, a U.S. citizen (born in 1953) in Pleasanton, USA.
"It was a surprise. Before that, I thought our research on microscopy wouldn't win the prize," Stefan W. Hell said by phone.
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry includes a gold medal, a certificate of merit, and a cash prize of 8 million Swedish kronor (equivalent to 1.2 million USD). The award will be presented to the three scientists mentioned above on December 10th.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is the third prize to be announced this year. Prior to this, the winners of the Nobel Prizes in Medicine and Physics were announced on October 6th and 7th, respectively.
Also in Stockholm on October 9th, the Nobel Committee will announce the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, and on October 13th – the Nobel Prize in Economics. Meanwhile, the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on October 10th in Oslo, Norway.
Some interesting facts about the Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
- 105 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry have been awarded from 1901 to 2013. - All 63 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry have been awarded to a single recipient. - Four women received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. - One person - scientist Frederick Sanger received two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, in 1985 and 1980. - At 35 years old, Frederic Joliot was the youngest person to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. - John B. Fenn was 85 years old, the oldest person to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. - 58 is the average age of the award winners. |
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