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Nobel Prize Day
Although it is not open to the general public, Nobel Prize Day
in Stockholm has the eyes of the world on this northern city when
the highly prestigious awards for medicine, literature, physics,
chemistry and economics (the coveted Peace Prize is presented in
Oslo, Norway) are presented each year by the King at the Stockholm
Concert Hall, followed by the lavish Nobel Prize Banquet at the
City Hall. The Nobel Prize is the legacy of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish
chemist and the inventor of dynamite, who left his huge fortune as
a prize-fund to reward those who improve human life through
contributions to science or humanitarianism. The award winners are
announced in October and the presentation takes place on the
anniversary of Nobel’s death.
Venue: Stockholm Concert Hall;
Date: 10 December 2008;
Website: www.nobel.se
