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Events on Sunday 10 December 2023 6
2023Agostini, Krausz and L'Huillier win the Nobel Prize in PhysicsNobel Prize in Physics 2023Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier, for attosecond light pulses that capture the motion of electrons.
2023Bawendi, Brus and Ekimov win the Nobel Prize in ChemistryNobel Prize in Chemistry 2023Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov, for discovering and synthesising quantum dots.
2023Claudia Goldin wins the Nobel Prize in Economic SciencesNobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2023Claudia Goldin, for advancing our understanding of womens labour market outcomes.
2023Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize in LiteratureNobel Prize in Literature 2023The Norwegian playwright and novelist Jon Fosse.
2023Karikó and Weissman win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, for the nucleoside base modifications that made the mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 possible.
2023Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace Prize 2023Narges Mohammadi, for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran. She was in prison at the time.