2009 Nobel Prizes

none The 2009 Nobel Prizes were awarded by the Nobel Foundation, based in Sweden. Six categories were awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.All Nobel Prizes https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/all-nobel-prizes/2009-2000/ 2024-12-10 NobelPrize.org en-US Nobel Week took place from December 6 to 12, including programming such as lectures, dialogues, and discussions. The award ceremony and banquet for the Peace Prize were scheduled in Oslo on December 10, while the award ceremony and banquet for all other categories were scheduled for the same day in Stockholm.The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2009/award-video/ 2024-12-10 NobelPrize.org en-USThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2009/award-video/ 2024-12-10 NobelPrize.org en-US Prizes Physics +Awardee(s)88x88pxCharles K. Kao (1933–2018)China Chinese United Kingdom British"for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication"The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2009/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20091008215314/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2009/index.html 8 October 2009 6 October 2009 Nobel Foundation105x105pxWillard S. Boyle (1924–2011)Canada Canadian"for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit—the CCD sensor"106x106pxGeorge E. Smith (1930–2025)United States American Chemistry Awardee(s)111x111pxVenkatraman Ramakrishnan (b. 1952)United Kingdom British United States American"for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome"The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2009/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20091010063812/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2009/index.html 10 October 2009 7 October 2009 Nobel Foundation118x118pxThomas A. Steitz (1940–2018)United States American84x84pxAda E. Yonath (1939-2026)Israel Israeli Physiology or Medicine Awardee(s)90x90pxElizabeth H. Blackburn (b. 1948)Australia United States"for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase"The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2009/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20091008004217/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2009/index.html 8 October 2009 28 July 2007 Nobel Foundation100x100pxCarol W. Greider (b. 1961)United States108x108pxJack W. Szostak (b. 1952)Canada United States Literature 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature Awardee(s)113x113pxHerta Müller (b. 1953)Germany Romania"who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed"Nobel Prize in Literature 2009 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2009/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20091011034823/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2009/index.html 11 October 2009 8 October 2009 Nobel Foundation Peace 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Awardee(s)111x111pxBarack Obama (born 1961)United States"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2009/summary live https://web.archive.org/web/20091011171135/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2009/press.html 2009-10-11 2022-03-02 Nobel Foundation Economic Sciences Awardee(s)112x112pxElinor Ostrom (1933–2012)United States"for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons"The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2009 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2009/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20091015061925/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2009/ 2009-10-15 2009-10-12 Nobel Foundation113x113pxOliver E. Williamson (1932–2020)"for his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm" Controversies Physics The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics was divided between three recipients over two disciplines, fiber optics and charge-coupled devices. Combined with the limit of three awardees, this led to some omissions. Charles Kuen Kao's award for his work in fiber optics led to claims that Narinder Singh Kapany's previous work had been overlooked.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/technology/narinder-s-kapany-dead.html Narinder S. Kapany, 'Father of Fiber Optics,' Dies at 94 Clay Risen The New York Times 7 January 2021https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/nobel-question-mark-58572-2009-10-15 Nobel question mark Dinesh C. Sharma October 15, 2009 India Todayhttps://news.rediff.com/report/2009/oct/08/how-india-missed-another-nobel-prize.htm How India missed another Nobel Prize Shivanand Kanavi Rediffhttps://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2021/dec/12/narinder-singh-kapany-therelentless-innovator-behind-the-science-of-fibre-optics-2393969.html Narinder Singh Kapany: The relentless innovator behind the science of fibre optics The New Indian Express 11 December 2021 The second award topic was "for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit—the CCD sensor". The awardees, Willard Boyle and George E. Smith, developed the CCD, but for use as a memory. This led to Eugene I. Gordon and Michael Francis Tompsett claiming that it should have been theirs for establishing that the technology could be used for imaging, especially as "imaging" is part of the award description.Moore S. K. 8 October 2009 Nobel Controversy: Former Bell Labs Employee Says He Invented the CCD Imager https://spectrum.ieee.org/nobel-controversy-former-bell-labs-employee-says-he-invented-the-ccd-imager IEEE Spectrum IEEE 4 February 2026 Peace Nobel Prize controversies#Peace The Peace Prize's awarding to Obama drew widespread criticism on several counts. Polling data on American sentiments regarding its conferment were mixed, and several pointed out that Obama had only served nine months in the White House prior to receiving the prize and therefore it was undeserved or, at least, premature.Jackson David October 20, 2009 Poll: Most don't think Obama deserved Nobel award http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/10/620000171/1 December 31, 2009 USA Today Opinion across the world, among citizens of different countries as well as many heads of state, was divided.Joseph Weber October 9, 2009 Reaction to Obama's Nobel prize varies http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/09/reaction-obamas-nobel-prize-varies/ The Washington Times Many, such as those in the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times, saw it less as a celebration of Obama and more so a critique of the presidency of George W. Bush.October 10, 2009 Obama and the Nobel: He loses by winning http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-nobel10-2009oct10,0,1431554.story live https://web.archive.org/web/20091011103326/http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-nobel10-2009oct10%2C0%2C1431554.story October 11, 2009 October 9, 2009 Los Angeles TimesFriedman Thomas L. October 11, 2009 The Peace (Keepers) Prize https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/opinion/11friedman.html October 11, 2009 The New York Times Peter Beinart of the Daily Beast called the decision a "farce"; Noam Chomsky said: "In defense of the committee, we might say that the achievement of doing nothing to advance peace places Obama on a considerably higher moral plane than some of the earlier recipients".Beinart Peter October 9, 2009 Obama's Nobel Farce http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-09/obamas-nobel-farce/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20091011105341/http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-09/obamas-nobel-farce/ October 11, 2009 October 12, 2009 The Daily Beast"Hopes And Prospects" https://web.archive.org/web/20100213162101/http://chomsky.info/talks/20091030.htm February 13, 2010, Amnesty International Lecture given in Belfast, Northern Ireland, October 30, 2009 Some called the Nobel Foundation no longer credible.Gerson Michael October 9, 2009 Obama's Nobel for Good Intentions http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2009/10/obamas_nobel_for_good_intentio.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120112211731/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2009/10/obamas_nobel_for_good_intentio.html January 12, 2012 December 31, 2009 The Washington PostWehner Peter October 9, 2009 Another Slap at Bush – but He Can Take It https://www.commentary.org/peter-wehner/another-slap-at-bush-but-he-can-take-it/ August 6, 2021 Commentary Later, through Obama's terms as president, public opinion among Americans regarding his deservingness for the prize waned.Jackson David October 20, 2009 Poll: Most don't think Obama deserved Nobel award http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/10/620000171/1 December 31, 2009 USA TodayPhillips Jak October 7, 2011 Top 10 Obama Backlash Moments https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1929415,00.html August 6, 2021 Time Critics continued to cite the war on terror as an indictment of his award's citation.Steven Nelson April 12, 2013 Ron Paul: Bradley Manning Promotes Peace More Than Obama https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/04/12/ron-paul-bradley-manning-deserves-nobel-peace-prize-more-than-barack-obama May 4, 2013 US NewsChellaney Brahma June 5, 2012 More war than peace: Nobel peace winner Obama's legacy https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/more-war-than-peace-nobel-peace-winner-obama-s-legacy/story-uaDiBjw9hqVNZ2qMYZKzQJ.html May 4, 2013 Hindustan Times Some even called for it to be rescinded or returned.Chellaney Brahma January 18, 2017 The Growing Campaign to Revoke Obama's Nobel Peace Prize http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-solomon/the-growing-campaign-to-r_b_3007189.html December 11, 2018 Hindustan Times Geil Lundestad, the former director of the Nobel Foundation up until 2014, said in his 2015 memoir that Obama failed to live up to the Nobel Committee's expectations.September 16, 2015 Former Nobel secretary says Obama's peace prize didn't have desired effect https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/09/16/nobel-official-obama-peace-prize-didnt-have-desired-effect September 16, 2015 U.S. News & World ReportSeptember 16, 2015 Nobel director regretted Obama peace prize http://www.thelocal.no/20150916/nobel-prize-director-awarding-obama-was-wrong September 17, 2015 The Local References Category:Nobel Prize by year Category:2009 awards