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The Nobel Prize website serves as a comprehensive resource dedicated to the prestigious Nobel Prizes awarded in various fields, including Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. It provides detailed information on the history of the awards, biographies of laureates, and insights into their groundbreaking contributions to humanity. Users can explore past and present nominees, read articles about the impact of the prizes, and find educational materials related to the significance of these honors. The site also highlights the Nobel Foundation's commitment to promoting knowledge and understanding of the contributions made by Nobel laureates. Overall, it serves as an invaluable hub for those interested in the legacy and ongoing influence of the Nobel Prizes in today's society.
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Nobel Prize-awarded work Imagine life without these discoveries From the glow of blue LEDs to the ‘miracle’ of IVF. These six discoveries not only improve our daily lives, but save them and help create new ones. Read more Credit: Catherine Delahaye via Getty Images Africa’s unrivalled symbol of freedom Nelson Mandela became a rallying point for South Africa’s oppressed, and the world’s most famous political prisoner. In 1993, Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Frederik Willem de Klerk, for his work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa. Learn more about Nelson Mandela Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela a few days after being released from prison in February 1990. Photo by TREVOR SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images Who selects the Nobel Prize laureates? Hundreds or thousands of nominations are received for the Nobel Prize every year from members of academies, university professors, scien