Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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1 (of 2) Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson receiving his Nobel Prize from the hands of King Oscar II, 10 December 1903.
David Wilhelm Ljungdahl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source: Oscar II: Mina memoarer II. Stockholm 1961.
2 (of 2) Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and his wife Karoline in the livingroom at Aulestad, Gausdal, Norway, 1908.
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse. National Library of Norway. No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons
Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.