The announcements for all but one of the 2022 Nobel Prizes have been made.
Here is a look at the rewards that have already been revealed, those that
will soon, and what comes next for the winners.
PEACE
Ales Bialiatski, a jailed advocate for Belarusian rights, Memorial in
Russia, and Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine all received this year's
Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. According to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the
winners "have made a remarkable effort to compile evidence of power abuse,
war crimes, and violations of human rights. Together, they serve as an
example of the importance of civil society to democracy and peace." The
award was viewed as a stern criticism to Russian President Vladimir Putin's
autocratic authority.
LITERATURE
In recognition of "the daring and clinical clarity with which she discovers
the origins, estrangements, and collective restrictions of personal memory,"
the Swedish Academy awarded French author Annie Ernaux the Nobel Prize in
literature on Thursday. Ernaux, 82, has penned over 20 books—the most of
them rather brief—that detail events in her life and the lives of others
close to her. Her work depicts frank depictions of sexual interactions,
abortion, sickness, and her parent's deaths.
CHEMISTRY
In recognition of their work on click chemistry, a branch of study that may
be utilized to develop better medications, Morten Meldal, Carolyn R.
Bertozzi, and K. Barry Sharpless of the United States and Morten R. Bertozzi
of Denmark received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday. Sharpless has
received the chemistry award twice, most recently in 2001.
PHYSICS
Tuesday saw the announcement of the recipients of the physics Nobel Prize:
Austrian Anton Zeilinger, American John F. Clauser, and Frenchman Alain
Aspect. The group received an award for figuring out how invisible particles
called photons may still be connected to one another even though they are
far apart.
MEDICINE
The first Nobel prize to be announced is often the medical or physiology
award.
Svante Paabo of Sweden
received the prize this year for his research on human evolution that
involved examining the DNA of Neanderthals and other extinct cousins of
contemporary people.
WHAT COMES UP?
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, which was founded by the
Swedish central bank in 1968 but is not an original Nobel Prize, will be
announced on Monday.
WHAT ARE GIVEN TO THE WINNERS?
On December 10, the anniversary of the award's creator Alfred Nobel's
passing in 1896, awarding ceremonies are conducted to present winners with
their honors. The award consists of a diploma, a gold medal, and 10 million
Swedish kronor (about $900,000) in cash. In accordance with Nobel's desires,
the other prizes are presented in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, while
the Nobel Peace Prize is given out in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
