WEBVTT - How the Nobel Prize Works

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<v Speaker 1>does the Nobel Prize work? I mean, we hear about

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<v Speaker 1>these prizes on the news constantly, and they've been around forever.

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<v Speaker 1>Where did they actually come from? Six Nobel Prizes are

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<v Speaker 1>awarded each year in the areas of peace, chemistry, physics, medicine, literature,

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<v Speaker 1>and economics. The prizes are named after Alfred Noble, the

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<v Speaker 1>inventor of dynamite, who created the prizes in his will.

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<v Speaker 1>He donated a good portion of his estate to fund

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<v Speaker 1>the prizes, decided who would judge the winners of each award,

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<v Speaker 1>and also named the five prize categories. Economics was added

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<v Speaker 1>during the nineteen sixties. The Nobel Prizes are administered by

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<v Speaker 1>the Nobel Foundation and are awarded in the fall after

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<v Speaker 1>a rigorous selection process. The list of winners in the

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<v Speaker 1>different categories, especially physics and chemistry, is like a hall

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<v Speaker 1>of fame. For example, in physics, the winners include Albert Einstein,

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<v Speaker 1>Neil's Bore, Robert Milliken, Louis Victor de broglie Werner, Heisenberg,

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<v Speaker 1>and so on. It's a pretty prestigious list. Today, each

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<v Speaker 1>prize is valued at over a million dollars. The reason

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<v Speaker 1>it's such a big deal is because of the size

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<v Speaker 1>of the award and the fact that the award has

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<v Speaker 1>been given since nineteen o one, long enough that everyone

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