2002 Nobel Prizes

none The 2002 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.Ulaby Neda October 6, 2005 Nobel Academy Silent on Literature Prize https://www.npr.org/2005/10/06/4947464/nobel-academy-silent-on-literature-prize NPR 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 2002 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2002/award-video/ 2024-12-10 NobelPrize.org en-US2013-06-01 The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2002 https://www.nobelprize.org/ceremony/the-nobel-prize-award-ceremony-2002-2002/ 2024-12-10 NobelPrize.org en-US Prizes Physics +Awardee(s)92x92pxRaymond Davis Jr. (1914–2006)United States American"for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos"The Nobel Prize in Physics 2002 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2002/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20090324053221/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2002/index.html 24 March 2009 9 October 2008 Nobel Foundation107x107pxMasatoshi Koshiba (1926–2020)Japan Japanese94x94pxRiccardo Giacconi (1931–2018)Italy Italian United States American"for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources" Chemistry Awardee(s)75x75px|John B. FennJohn B. Fenn (1917–2010)United States American"for the development of methods for identification and structure analyses of biological macromolecules [...] for their development of soft desorption ionisation methods for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules"The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2002 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2002/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20081102192017/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2002/index.html 2 November 2008 6 October 2008 Nobel Foundation94x94pxKoichi Tanaka (b. 1959)Japan Japanese82x82px|Kurt WüthrichKurt Wüthrich (b. 1938)Switzerland Swiss"for the development of methods for identification and structure analyses of biological macromolecules [...] for his development of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for determining the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules in solution" Physiology or Medicine Awardee(s)96x96pxSydney Brenner (1927–2019)South Africa"for their discoveries concerning 'genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death'"The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2002 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2002/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20070718172927/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2002/index.html 18 July 2007 28 July 2007 Nobel FoundationH. Robert Horvitz (b. 1947)United States94x94pxSir John E. Sulston (1942–2018)United Kingdom Literature 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature Awardee(s)113x113pxImre Kertész (1929–2016)Hungary"for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history"Nobel Prize in Literature 2002 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2002/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20081021083802/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2002/index.html 2008-10-21 2008-10-17 Nobel Foundation Peace 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Awardee(s)92x92pxJimmy Carter (1924–2024)United States"for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."The Nobel Peace Prize 2002 https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2002/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20081017213232/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2002/index.html 2008-10-17 2008-10-20 Nobel Foundation Economic Sciences Awardee(s)89x89pxDaniel Kahneman (1934–2024)Israel United States"for having integrated insights from psychological research into economic science, especially concerning human judgment and decision-making under uncertainty"The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2002 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2002/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20081017212659/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2002/ 2008-10-17 2008-10-14 Nobel Foundation114x114pxVernon L. Smith (b. 1927)United States"for having established laboratory experiments as a tool in empirical economic analysis, especially in the study of alternative market mechanisms" Controversies Peace Carter's awarding for the Peace Prize occurred shortly before George W. Bush authorization of military force in Iraq. When asked, Nobel Prize committee head Gunnar Berge stated that "With the position Carter has taken on this, it can and must also be seen as criticism of the line the current US administration has taken on Iraq." Carter declined to comment on the remark in interviews, saying that he preferred to focus on the work of the Carter Center.11 October 2002 Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Peace Prize http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/10/11/carter.nobel/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091121014447/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/10/11/carter.nobel/index.html 21 November 2009 20 May 2010 CNN References Category:Nobel Prize by year Category:2002 awards