1. What was the youngest person ever to be awarded a Nobel Prize?

  • 17 years old
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  • 25 years old
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Malala Yousafzai, born in 1997 in Pakistan, is the youngest person in history to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, at the age of 17. She is known for her persistent activities to protect girls' right to education.

As a child, Malala publicly criticized the Taliban for depriving girls of education and wrote a blog for the BBC describing her life under the terrorist regime. In 2012, while returning home from school, she was shot in the head by militants but survived.

After recovering, Malala continued her fight, co-founding the Malala Fund, helping girls in conflict areas gain access to education . She was also awarded an honorary master's degree by the University of Edinburgh in recognition of her great contributions to human rights and education.

2. At what age was the oldest person to be awarded the Nobel Prize?

  • 87 years old
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  • 92 years old
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  • 97 years old
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American scientist John B. Goodenough, born in 1922, is the oldest person ever to be awarded a Nobel Prize. He received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the age of 97, for his pioneering contributions to the development of lithium-ion batteries – a foundational technology for today's electronic devices and electric vehicles.

3. What nationality was Alfred Nobel?

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  • Denmark
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Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is best known for his invention of dynamite, which greatly benefited the construction and mining industries, but also caused controversy because of its use in warfare.

During his lifetime, Alfred Nobel owned more than 350 patents and amassed a huge fortune.

In 1895, he wrote a will bequeathing the majority of his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize, to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to science, literature, and peace – as a way of atonement and dedication to humanity.

4. How many fields are awarded Nobel Prizes?

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  • 6
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  • 7
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There are six fields in which the Nobel Prize is awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economics.

5. Historically, which family has had the most Nobel Prize winners?

  • Gerty Cori
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  • Curie
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Historically, the Curie family has the most Nobel Prize winners in the world, with a total of five Nobel Prizes going to five members in three generations.

- Marie Curie received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 along with her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.

- Pierre Curie (Marie Curie's husband) received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 with his wife Marie Curie.

- Irène Joliot-Curie (daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie) received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 with her husband Frédéric Joliot-Curie.

- Henry Labouisse, husband of Eve Curie – the youngest daughter of Marie Curie, received the 1965 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund when he was Executive Director of this organization.

6. Mathematics doesn't have a Nobel Prize, but what is a prize that's considered equivalent to the Nobel Prize?

  • Fields
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  • Abel
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Mathematics does not have a Nobel Prize because Alfred Nobel did not include it in his will. However, in the scientific community, there is an award that is considered the Nobel Prize of Mathematics, the Fields Medal.

The Fields Medal is awarded every four years at the International Congress of Mathematicians. It is considered the most prestigious award in mathematics. The Fields Medal is only awarded to people under the age of 40.

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