*Facts of Noble Prizes and 2014 Winners List:

>Instresting Fats of Noble Prize:

1. The Nobel Prizes were
founded by Swedish industrialist
and scientist Alfred Nobel who
invented dynamite in 1866.
2. Alfred Nobel was many talents
rolled in one as he worked as
chemist, engineer and
industrialist. Also, he could speak
5 languages fluently at the age
of 17. He left 31 million Swedish
kroner (today about 265 million
dollar) to fund the Nobel Prizes.
3. In his will dated November 27,
1895, Nobel dedicated a
mammoth share of his fortune
to honour work by awarding
prizes in five areas - Physics,
Chemistry, Medicine, Literature,
and Peace.
4. In 1968, a sixth award for
Economics was added by the
Bank of Sweden in the memory
of Alfred Nobel.
5. The Nobel Prizes are
announced in advance but
distributed every year on
December 10 to mark the death
anniversary of Alfred Nobel.
6. The Nobel Prizes for Physics,
Chemistry, Medicine, Literature
and Economics are awarded at a
ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden,
while the Nobel Peace Prize is
awarded at a different ceremony
in Oslo, Norway.
7. Alfred Nobel signed his third
and last will at the Swedish-
Norwegian Club in Paris. In his
will, Alfred Nobel didn't explain
as to why the Nobel Peace Prize
was to be awarded by a
Norwegian committee while the
other four prizes were to be
handled by Swedish committees.
8. The prize consists of a medal,
personal diploma and cash
worth 8 million Swedish kroner
(roughly equal to $1.1 million US
dollars as of october 2014).
9. The Nobel medal features the
image of Alfred Nobel on the
face. The image on the reverse
varies according to the
institution awarding the prize.
10. The main inscription on one
side of the medal for Physics,
Chemistry, Medicine, and
Literature Nobel Prizes reads:
"Inventas vitam juvat excoluisse
per artes," which in loose
translation means - "And they
who bettered life on earth by
new found mastery."
The verbatim translation is -
"inventions enhance life which is
beautified through art."
11. The inscription on the Nobel
Peace medal is- "Pro pace et
fraternitate gentium," which
means - "For the peace and
brotherhood of men."
12. So far, 567 Nobel Prizes have
been awarded between 1901
and 2014 to 889 Nobel
Laureates ( 864 individuals and
25 organizations)
13. 95 Nobel Peace Prizes have
been awarded since 1901. It
was not awarded on 19
occasions: in 1914-1916, 1918,
1923, 1924, 1928, 1932,
1939-1943, 1948, 1955-1956,
1966-1967 and 1972.
14. Posthumous nominations
can't be made for Nobel Prizes. If
during consideration, the
nominee dies, his name is
removed. But if a person dies
after being announced as the
winner, a posthumous award is
given.
15. More than three people can't
share a Nobel Prize.
16. Among the Nobel Laureates,
the two most common dates for
birthdays are 21 May and 28
February.
17. Till now, two have voluntarily
declined to accept Nobel - Jean
Paul Sartre for Literature in 1964
and Le Duc Tho for Peace in
1937. Le Duc Tho rejected the
awrd given to him for Paris
Peace Accords saying here was
no actual pweace in Vietnam.
18. In 1958, Boris Pasternak was
awarded the Nobel in Literature.
He first accepted the Nobel Prize
but later declined the prize
fearing the Soviet authorities.
19. Malala Yousufzai, a Pakistani
child education activist, is the
youngest person to achieve the
Nobel at the age of 17.
20. The Curies (Marie and Pierre
Curie) comprised a very
successful 'Nobel Prize family'.
Marie Curie herself was awarded
two Nobel Prizes. Marie Curie
herself was awarded two Nobel
Prizes - In 1903, she along with
Pierre Curie was awarded half
the Nobel Prize in Physics. In
1911 she was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

>Nebel Prize 2014:
(Winners Full List)

>Medicine:
*John O'Keefe of UK-USA
*Edvard Moser of Norway
*May-Britt Moser of Norway
for Brain's GPS system

>Physics:
*Isamu Akasaki of Japan
*Hiroshi Amano of Japan
*Shuji Nakamura of USA
for LED invention

>Chemistry:
*Eric Betzig of USA
*William Moerner of USA
*Stefan Hell of Germany
for Fluorescnce microscopy

>Literature:
*Patrick Modiano of France

>Peace:
*Kailash Satyarthi of India
*Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan
Education Activists

>Economics:
*Jean Tirole of France
for Analysis Market Power&Regulation