Monday, October 14, 2019

2019 Nobel prize winners list

Prize Winners Purpose
Chemistry John B. Goodenough,
M. Stanley Whittingham and
Akira Yoshino
For the development of 'lithium-ion ' batteries
Economics Abhijit Banerjee,
Esther Duflo
and Michael Kremer
For their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty
Literature (2018 & 2019) For 2019- Peter Handke (Austrian writer)
& 2018 - Olga Tokarczuk (Polish author)
Peter Handke(2019): For an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience. Olga Tokarczuk(2018) : For a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life.
Medicine William G. Kaelin,
Gregg L. Semenza,
Peter J. Ratcliffe
For their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.
Peace Abiy Ahmed Ali (Prime Minister of Ethiopia) For his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea
Physics Jim Peebles,
Michel Mayor,
Didier Queloz (Left to Right)
For contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's place in the cosmos.

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