The Nobel Foundation (Swedish: Nobelstiftelsen) is a private institution founded on 29 June 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes. Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature [1] The Foundation is based on the last will of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. (21 October 1833 Stockholm, Sweden – 10 December 1896 Sanremo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist engineer innovator armaments manufacturer Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of Nitroglycerin, initially using Diatomaceous earth (kieselgur US Spelling kieselguhr [2] It also holds Nobel Symposia on important breakthroughs in science and topics of cultural or social significance.
Nobel Symposia
In 1965, the Foundation initiated the Nobel Symposia, a program that holds symposia "devoted to areas of science where breakthroughs are occurring or deal with other topics of primary cultural or social significance. "[3] The symposia has covered topics such as prostaglandins, chemical kinetics, diabetes mellitus, string theory, cosmology, and the Cold War in the 1980s. A prostaglandin is any member of a group of Lipid compounds that are derived enzymatically from Fatty acids and have important functions in the Animal body Chemical kinetics, also known as reaction kinetics is the study of rates of chemical processes Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc String theory is a still-developing scientific approach to Theoretical physics, whose original building blocks are one-dimensional extended objects called strings Cosmology (from Greek grc κοσμολογία - grc κόσμος kosmos, "universe" and grc -λογία -logia) is study Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the [4] The Nobel Symposium Committee consists of members from the Nobel Committees in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine; the Prize Committee for Economics; the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation; and the Wallenberg Foundation. The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation (Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond awards grants to individuals and research groups for research projects in science the humanities The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, ( Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse) was founded in 1917 by the chairman of the Stockholms Enskilda Bank, [3]
Michael Nobel Energy Award
In 2007 Dr. Michael Nobel, a great grand nephew of Alfred Nobel, attempted to start a prize called the Michael Nobel Energy Award that would award innovations in alternative energy technology. (21 October 1833 Stockholm, Sweden – 10 December 1896 Sanremo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist engineer innovator armaments manufacturer [5][6] The plan was announced at nanoTX 07. The Nobel Foundation quickly reacted by threatening legal action for infringement of their trademark. The Director of the Nobel Foundation and the elected Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Family Society disapproved to the institution of the so called 'Dr. Michael Nobel Award' as well as the Nobel Charitable Trust and Nobel Family Benevolent society. [7][8][9]
Michael Nobel was born as Michael Oleinikoff. Michaels father Sven Oleinikoff changed to his mother maiden name Nobel, and subsequently, so did Michael.
Notes
- ^ Lemmel, Birgitta (2007-06-29). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. The Nobel Foundation: A Century of Growth and Change. Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-10-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge.
- ^ The Nobel Foundation. Nobel Foundation (2007-09-24). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine “The Nobel Foundation is a private institution established in 1900 based on the will of Alfred Nobel. The Foundation manages the assets made available through the will for the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace. It represents the Nobel Institutions externally and administers informational activities and arrangements surrounding the presentation of the Nobel Prize. ”
- ^ a b Nobel Symposia. Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
- ^ Complete List of Nobel Symposia from 1965 - present. Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-10-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge.
- ^ Nobel, Philip. "Michael Nobel Energy Award", PRBuzz.com, 2007-10-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Retrieved on 2007-10-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid
- ^ Nobel, Philip. "Statement from the Nobel Charitable Trust Foundation regarding the Michael Nobel Energy Award", I-Newswire.com, 2007-10-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Retrieved on 2007-10-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid
- ^ Metro: Nobel var en bedragare
- ^ nanoPRwire (2007-09-24). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Michael Nobel Relieved of nanoTX'07 Activities After Protest from Nobel Foundation and Family Society. Nano Science and Technology Institute. Retrieved on 2007-10-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid
- ^ Feder, Barnaby J. . "The Nobel Prize That Wasn’t", The New York Times, 2007-10-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Retrieved on 2007-10-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid
See also
External links
- "2007 Nobel Conference" – Official site of the "2007 Nobel Conference" at Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota. Lars Ernster (Ernster László (1920-1998 was a professor of Biochemistry, and a member of the Board of the Nobel Foundation Biography Lars Ernster The Nobel Conference is the first ongoing Academic conference in the United States to have the official authorization of the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in St St Peter is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. Accessed October 28, 2007. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- The Nobel Foundation– Official site of the Nobel Foundation.
- "Nobel Symposia" – Official webpage of the Nobel Foundation.
- "The Will of Alfred Nobel" – Official webpage of the Nobel Foundation; quotes a pertinent excerpt.
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