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Nobel prizes
Nobel prizes No*bel" prizes
Prizes for the encouragement of men and women who work for
the interests of humanity, established by the will of A. B.
Nobel (1833-96), the Swedish inventor of dynamite, who left
his entire estate for this purpose. They are awarded yearly
for what is regarded as the most important work during the
year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology,
idealistic literature, and service in the interest of peace.
The prizes, averaging $40,000 each, were first awarded in
1901.
reprizesReprise Re*prise" (r?-pr?z"), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre,
repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.]
1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] --Dryden.
2. pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor
and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities,
and the like. [Written also reprizes.] --Burrill.
3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate. ReprizesReprizes Re*priz"es (-pr?z"?z), n.pl. (Law)
See Repise, n., 2.
Meaning of PRIZES from wikipedia
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actions and achievements.
Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that
comes with them. Some
prizes are also ****ociated with extravagant...
- humankind". The
prizes were
first awarded in 1901,
marking the
fifth anniversary of
Alfred Nobel's death. The
original Nobel Prizes covered five fields:...
-
Writers Prize List of
Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York
Times List of
prizes known as the
Nobel or the
highest honors of a
field The
Booker Prize Miguel...
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interdisciplinary research. The Ig
Nobel Prizes recognize genuine achievements, with the
exception of
three prizes awarded in the
first year to fictitious...
- The Rank
Prizes comprise the Rank
Prize for
Optoelectronics and the Rank
Prize for Nutrition. The
prizes recognise,
reward and
encourage researchers working...
- with Y****er Arafat. The
Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian:
Nobels fredspris) is one of the five
Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish...
- anyone, will
receive the
prize. The
academy announces the name of the
laureate in
early October. It is one of the five
Nobel Prizes established by the will...
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individual prizes; the
Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences awards the
Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Economics; the
Swedish Academy awards the
Prize in Literature;...
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awards the
Nobel Prizes in
Physics and in Chemistry, the
Prize in
Economic Sciences, the
Crafoord Prize and a
number of
other large prizes". Each September...
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discoveries in
physiology or medicine. The
Nobel Prize is not a
single prize, but five
separate prizes that,
according to
Alfred Nobel's 1895 will, are...
