Nobel Prize 2023 Winners List, Name, Fields, Prize Money

Nobel Prize 2023 Winners List

The Nobel Prize 2023 Winners List represents a diverse range of fields and disciplines, but they are all united by their extraordinary contributions to humanity. Their work has had a profound impact on our understanding of the world around us and on our ability to solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time.

The Nobel Prize is the world’s most prestigious award, honoring individuals and organizations for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economics. The prizes are awarded annually by the Nobel Foundation, based on the will of Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. The Nobel Prize amount for 2023 is set at Swedish kronor (SEK) 11.0 million per full Nobel Prize.

Check Out the Nobel Prize 2023 Winners List

Nobel Prize Category	Winners	Date	Achievements
Physiology or Medicine	Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman	2 October	For their pioneering work on mRNA vaccines
Physics	Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier	3 October	For experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter
Chemistry	Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov	4 October	For the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots
Literature	Jon Fosse	5 October	For his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable
Peace	Narges Mohammadi	6 October	For her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences	Claudia Goldin	9 October	for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes

Nobel Prize 2023 Winner in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their pioneering work on mRNA vaccines, which have played a pivotal role in the fight against COVID-19. Their discoveries have the potential to revolutionize the way we prevent and treat infectious diseases.

The discoveries by the two Nobel Laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic that began in early 2020. Through their groundbreaking findings, which have fundamentally changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system, the laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.

Nobel Prize 2023 Winners in Physics

Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in the matter”. This year Nobel Laureates in Physics 2023 are being recognised for their experiments, which have given humanity new tools for exploring the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules. Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier have demonstrated a way to create extremely short pulses of light that can be used to measure the rapid processes in which electrons move or change energy.

Fast-moving events flow into each other when perceived by humans, just like a film that consists of still images is perceived as a continual movement. If we want to investigate really brief events, we need special technology. In the world of electrons, changes occur in a few tenths of an attosecond, an attosecond is so short that there are as many in one second as there have been seconds since the birth of the universe.

The laureates’ experiments have produced pulses of light so short that they are measured in attoseconds, thus demonstrating that these pulses can be used to provide images of processes inside atoms and molecules.

Nobel Prize 2023 Winners in Chemistry

Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”.  The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 rewards the discovery and development of quantum dots, nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties. These smallest components of nanotechnology now spread their light from televisions and LED lamps, and can also guide surgeons when they remove tumor tissue, among many other things. The Nobel Prize amount for 2023 is set at Swedish kronor (SEK) 11.0 million per full Nobel Prize.

What is Quantum dots?

Quantum dots now illuminate computer monitors and television screens based on QLED technology. They also add nuance to the light of some LED lamps, and biochemists and doctors use them to map biological tissue.

Quantum dots are thus bringing the greatest benefit to humankind. Researchers believe that in the future they could contribute to flexible electronics, tiny sensors, thinner solar cells and encrypted quantum communication – so we have just started exploring the potential of these tiny particles.

Nobel Prize 2023 Winners in Literature

Norwegian author Jon Fosse or Jon Olav Fosse “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”. The Nobel Prize in Literature is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, “in the field of literature, produced the most outstanding work in an idealistic direction”. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by Nobel’s 1895 will. The prize is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by the Swedish Academy.

Nobel Prize 2023 Winners in Peace

Narges Mohammadi “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all”. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all. Her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal costs. Altogether, the regime has arrested her 13 times, convicted her five times, and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes.

This year’s peace prize also recognizes the hundreds of thousands of people who, in the preceding year, have demonstrated against Iran’s theocratic regime’s policies of discrimination and oppression targeting women. The motto adopted by the demonstrators – “Woman – Life – Freedom” – suitably expresses the dedication and work of Narges Mohammadi.

Nobel Prize 2023 Winner in Economics

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 was awarded to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”. This year’s Laureate in the Economic Sciences, Claudia Goldin, provided the first comprehensive account of women’s earnings and labour market participation through the centuries. Her research reveals the causes of change, as well as the main sources of the remaining gender gap.

About the Claudia Goldin

Claudia Goldin
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

Claudia Goldin, born 1946 in New York, NY, USA. PhD 1972 from University of Chicago, IL, USA. Professor at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.

About the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded 54 times to 92 laureates between 1969 and 2022. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank) established the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize. The prize is based on a donation received by the Nobel Foundation in 1968 from Sveriges Riksbank on the occasion of the bank’s 300th anniversary. The first prize in economic sciences was awarded to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen in 1969. The prize in economic sciences is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden, according to the same principles as for the Nobel Prizes that have been awarded since 1901.

Members of the Nobel Prize 2023 Committee

Name	Birth Year	Position	Committee Membership Period
Berit Reiss-Andersen	1954	Chair	2012 – 2018, 2018 – 2023
Asle Toje	1975	Vice Chair	2018 – 2023
Anne Enger	1949	Member	2018 – 2021, 2021 – 2026
Kristin Clemet	1957	Member	2021 – 2026
Jørgen Watne Frydnes	1984	Member	2021 – 2026

Nobel Prize 2023 Amount in Rupees and Dollar

In 2023, the Nobel Prize carries a monetary award of 11 million Swedish kronor (SEK). As of October 7, 2023, this amount translates to 986,000 US dollars and 8.1 crore Indian rupees.

The Nobel Foundation determines the Nobel Prize amount annually. This organization is responsible for overseeing and managing the investments from Alfred Nobel’s estate. The Foundation’s goal is to strike a balance: ensuring that the prize money remains substantial enough to be a significant financial incentive for Nobel laureates while also maintaining its long-term sustainability.

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