2012 Nobel Prizes

none The 2012 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.2012-12-10 Nobel Prizes 2012 https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/nobel-prizes-2012/ 2024-12-10 www.cbsnews.com 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.Royen Ulrika 2013-06-01 Video - The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony https://www.nobelprize.org/ceremony/the-2012-nobel-peace-prize-award-ceremony/ 2024-12-10 NobelPrize.org en-USRoyen Ulrika 2015-01-08 Photo gallery - The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2012 https://www.nobelprize.org/ceremony/the-nobel-prize-award-ceremony-2012/ 2024-12-10 NobelPrize.org en-US Prizes Physics +Awardee(s)89x89pxSerge Haroche (b. 1944)France 1974 French"for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems."The Nobel Prize in Physics 2012 https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2012/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20121011232400/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2012/index.html 11 October 2012 9 October 2012 Nobel Foundation86x86pxDavid J. Wineland (b. 1944)United States American Chemistry Awardee(s)101x101pxRobert Lefkowitz (b. 1943)United States American"for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors"The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2012/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20121011021218/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2012/index.html 11 October 2012 28 July 2007 Nobel Foundation111x111pxBrian Kobilka (b. 1955) Physiology or Medicine Awardee(s)109x109pxSir John B. Gurdon (b. 1933)United Kingdom"for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent"The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2012/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20121011021218/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2012/index.html 11 October 2012 28 July 2007 Nobel Foundation100x100px|Shinya YamanakaShinya Yamanaka (b. 1962)Japan Literature 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature Awardee(s)111x111pxMo Yan (b. 1955)China"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2012/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20121010224321/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2012/ 10 October 2012 11 October 2012 Nobel Foundation Peace 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Awardee(s)75x75pxEuropean Union (founded 1958)European Union"for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe."The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2012/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20121010232902/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2012/ 10 October 2012 12 October 2012 Nobel Foundation Economic Sciences Awardee(s)95x95pxAlvin E. Roth (b. 1951)United States"for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design"The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2012 https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2012/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20130517131421/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2012/ 2013-05-17 2016-07-01 Nobel Foundation89x89pxLloyd S. Shapley (1923–2016) Controversies Peace The Peace Prize's awarding to the European Union drew various criticisms from Eurosceptics and both Europe's far-left and far-right; detractors questioned the union's alleged record of peacemaking activities and peace outcomes.Volkery Carsten 12 October 2012 Euroskeptics Deride Nobel Honor for European Union - SPIEGEL ONLINE http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/euroskeptics-deride-nobel-honor-for-european-union-a-861051.html 2012-10-13 Der Spiegel Spiegel.deThe Associated Press: EU detractors slam Nobel Peace Prize decision https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gCK26d4t1W39K1bkNBxG1InkTSjg?docId=5875a885496747ab99ebd3d8a3e50548 2012-10-13June 2024 medicmedicSteinhauser Gabriele 12 October 2012 European Union Wins Nobel Peace Prize - WSJ.com https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444799904578051960191363312 2012-10-13 Wall Street Journal Online.wsj.com Previous laureates Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, in an open letter written to the Nobel Foundation, also criticized the awarding on the basis of the European Union's imposition of "... security based on military force and waging wars rather than insisting on the need for an alternative approach".30 November 2012 Desmond Tutu, other Nobel Peace Prize laureates contest 2012 winner choice of EU https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/desmond-tutu-2-other-nobel-peace-prize-laureates-contest-2012-winner-choice-of-eu/2012/11/30/c59663ac-3af2-11e2-9258-ac7c78d5c680_story.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121201052535/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/desmond-tutu-2-other-nobel-peace-prize-laureates-contest-2012-winner-choice-of-eu/2012/11/30/c59663ac-3af2-11e2-9258-ac7c78d5c680_story.html 1 December 2012 30 November 2012 The Washington Post Associated Press References Category:Nobel Prize by year Category:2012 awards