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Nobel Prizes 2011 Courtesy: http://www.nobelprize.org  THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS Saul Perlmutter ,  Brian P. Schmidt  and  Adam G. Ri...

2011 Nobel Prize Winners


Nobel Prizes 2011


Courtesy: http://www.nobelprize.org 
Saul Perlmutter thumb pictureBrian P. Schmidt thumb pictureAdam G. Riess thumb picture
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS
Saul PerlmutterBrian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae"
Dan Shechtman thumb picture
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
Dan Shechtman "for the discovery of quasicrystals"
Bruce A. Beutler thumb pictureJules A. Hoffmann thumb picture
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity"
Ralph M. Steinman thumb picture
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity"
Tomas Tranströmer thumb picture
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Tomas Tranströmer "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality"
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf thumb pictureLeymah Gbowee thumb pictureTawakkul Karman thumb picture
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Ellen Johnson SirleafLeymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work"
Thomas J. Sargent thumb pictureChristopher A. Sims thumb picture
THE PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy"