List of prizes known as the Nobel of a field
This is a non-exhaustive list of prizes known as "the Nobel Prize of" a given field.
Several fields of human cultural and scientific development are not included in the list of Nobel Prizes, because they were not among the prizes established as part of Alfred Nobel's will. Many unaffiliated prizes have since been referred to as "the Nobel Prize of X", despite this being discouraged by the Nobel Foundation.[1]
Alfred Nobel's will
Alfred Nobel's last will of 1895 only included five prizes, covering outstanding achievements who confer the "greatest benefit on mankind" in the fields of chemistry, physics, literature, peace, physiology or medicine. The original Nobel prizes thus includes:
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- Nobel Peace Prize
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The list
Several prizes in fields of study and achievement have been established by various entities. These have been referred to as the "Nobel Prize of" that particular field. None of these are sponsored by the Nobel Foundation. These prizes include:
Anthropology
Architecture
Computer Science
Economics
Education
Geography
Geology
Mathematics
Music
Philosophy
Social Sciences/Sociology
See also
References
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- ↑ "ACM's Turing Award Prize Raised to $1 Million". ACM. December 2014.
On November 13, 2014, ACM announced the funding level for the ACM A.M. Turing Award is now $1 million. Google Inc. will provide all funding for this award, recognized as the highest honor in computer science and often referred to as the field's equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
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