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Each year on December 10 in Stockholm, Sweden, awards are made for the Nobel Prizes at the Award event.  This festive day of the Nobel Foundation, 10^th of December, is held on the anniversary of the death of the testator, and presents  Diplomas and Medals along with the Prize Amounts.  Announcements are made in the Fall for the prizes.

This page provides IT resources for this award and many other Nobel links from the Nobel main page.  The Nobel Prize is awarded in six categories.  But before you read about the prizes, read about the man behind the Awards.

Nobel Peace Prize

Main Pages  Nobel Foundation   Nobel Peace Prize   Peace Medal  All Nobel Laureates   Educational Outreach 

2006 

The 2006 Nobel Prize Announcements will be held on the following dates:
Physiology or Medicine - October 2, 11:30 a.m. CET (at the earliest)
Physics - October 3, 11:45 a.m. CET
Chemistry - October 4, 11:45 a.m. CET
Economics - October 9, 1:00 p.m. CET
Literature - October 12, 1:00 p.m. CET
Peace - October 13, 11:00 a.m. CET (at the earliest) may be delayed

Medicine   Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello  Announcement

Physics  John C. Mather and George F. Smoot  Announcement

Chemistry   Roger D. Kornberg   Announcement 

Biologist Wins Nobel Prize For DNA Work 
American Roger Kornberg won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work explaining how cells use genetic information to make proteins.  Lesson plan includes initiating, reading comprehension and discussion questions.

Economics    Edmund S. Phelps   Announcement    Press release

Literature    Orhan Pamuk   Announcement   Press release   biography 

Nobel Ed Games page   Play Lord of the Flies!

Peace     Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank
"for their efforts to create economic and social development from below"
Announcement    
Interview    Telephone interview with Professor Muhammad Yunus immediately following the announcement of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, October 13, 2006.  "... poverty in the world is an artificial creation"

Bangladeshi Economist and Grameen Bank Win Nobel Peace Prize  - PBS News Extra  and the lesson plans.

2005 Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency  

"for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and
to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way"

The Nobel Peace Prize
½ prize to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 
½ prize to Mohamed ElBaradei

PBS News Hour Extra special pages: Nuclear Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize, lesson plans.

2004 Wangari Muta Maathai  

"for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace"

Wangari Maathai   Biography

2003 Shirin Ebadi 

"for her efforts for democracy and human rights"

Shiran Ebadi press release, biography and announcement.  Shiran has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children. 

2002 Jimmy Carter  

Jimmy Carter Jr. 2002 announced October 11, 2002.

"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".

CNN web site stories on Jimmy Carter (October 11, 12, 2002)

Groliers web page for James E. Carter, Jr.

2001 Kofi Annan and the U.N.  

"for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world"

The Nobel Peace Prize 2001 
Kofi Annan, Ghana, U.N. Secretary-General and the United Nations

 Kofi Annan PBS NewsHour special interview with Kofi Annan (Oct. 18, 1999) also look at these PBS links - Kofi Annan   a PBS focus page on Kofi Annan The career of Kofi Annan 

1997 Jody Williams and International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)  

"for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines"

Jody Williams and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines  Curriculum Vitae

PBS / Middle/High School / Wednesday, December 12, 2001 (10 EST, 900 CST)

Broadcast on the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize, this special profiles eleven Nobel Laureates who have dramatically shaped our world in the defining moments of the 20th century, marking the most significant scientific, historical and social events of the era.

Learn more at the PBS Nobel companion site. Meet several winners and explore their achievements, investigate the selection process, access lesson plans, take a Nobel quiz and more.  PBS Nobel site available after Dec 12.

For a complete PBS search, type in 'Nobel' and search the entire PBS site.  Many News Hour links will be found.

New - Nobel Peace Centre opened in June 11, 2005

Nobel Museum  and the official web page   link  2