2000 Nobel Prizes

none The 2000 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.Royen Ulrika 2014-03-20 Photo gallery - The Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony 2000 https://www.nobelprize.org/ceremony/the-nobel-peace-prize-award-ceremony-2000/ 2024-12-10 NobelPrize.org en-USThe Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2000 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2000/award-video/ 2024-12-10 NobelPrize.org en-US Prizes Physics +Awardee(s)104x104pxZhores Alferov (1930–2019)Russia Russian"for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and optoelectronics"The Nobel Prize in Physics 2000 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2000/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20081021034902/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2000/index.html 21 October 2008 9 October 2008 Nobel Foundation105x105pxHerbert Kroemer (1928–2024)Germany German106x106pxJack Kilby (1923–2005)United States American"for his part in the invention of the integrated circuit" Chemistry Awardee(s)97x97pxAlan J. Heeger (b. 1936)United States American"for their discovery and development of conductive polymers"The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2000 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2000/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20080920053801/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2000/index.html 20 September 2008 6 October 2008 Nobel Foundation92x92pxAlan G. MacDiarmid (1927–2007)New Zealand New Zealander United States American100x100pxHideki Shirakawa (b. 1936)Japan Japanese Physiology or Medicine Awardee(s)100x100pxArvid Carlsson (1923–2018)Sweden"for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system"The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2000/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20070718015103/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2000/index.html 18 July 2007 28 July 2007 Nobel Foundation86x86pxPaul Greengard (1925–2019)United States100x100pxEric Kandel (b. 1929)Austria United States Literature 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature Awardee(s)106x106pxGao Xingjian (b. 1940)France ROCChina"for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama"Nobel Prize in Literature 2000 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2000/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20081017212919/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2000/index.html 2008-10-17 2008-10-17 Nobel Foundation Peace Awardee(s)90x90pxKim Dae-jung (1924–2009)South Korea"for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular."The Nobel Peace Prize 2000 https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2000/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20081019182146/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2000/index.html 2008-10-19 2008-10-20 Nobel Foundation Economic Sciences Awardee(s)75x75pxJames Heckman (b. 1944)United States"for his development of theory and methods for analyzing selective samples"The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2000 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2000/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20081019023407/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2000/ 2008-10-19 2008-10-14 Nobel Foundation107x107pxDaniel McFadden (b. 1937)"for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice" Controversies Literature Gao's awarding was met with silence in China followed by condemnation in the Chinese media.Helmer Lång Hundra nobelpris i litteratur 1901-2001, Symposion 2001, p.338-389 References Category:Nobel Prize by year Category:2000 awards