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A Nobel Week
Fresh from the festivities of Nobel Week, Nobelprize.org has captured all the main events in Stockholm and Oslo that honoured this year's Nobel Laureates. Get to know the new Nobel Laureates by watching their lectures, relive the Award Ceremonies on 10 December in our video and photo galleries, and find out how the Laureates were wined and dined at the Nobel Banquet. Explore our highlights of the celebrations to find out more about the magic week.
10 December 10:06 p.m. CET
George E. Smith, Nobel Laureate in Physics,
delivering his Banquet Speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm.
Highlights
The Nobel Prize Medals
All medals made before 1980 were struck in 23 carat gold. Read the interesting stories about the Nobel Prize medals.
Paul A. Samuelson Passes Away
Paul A. Samuelson, 1970 Laureate in Economic Sciences, passed away on 13 December. Read his biography here.
"A Just and Lasting Peace"
Read Barack H. Obama's Nobel Lecture from the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony in Oslo, Norway on 10 December.
Star Stories
Find out how stars are born, how they shine, and what happens when their light goes out!
2009 Nobel Prizes
"You Can't Really Ever Expect Something"
Carol Greider was doing the laundry when the call about the Nobel Prize came.
The Key to Life at the Atomic Level
Learn more about the 2009 Chemistry Laureates' detailed mapping of the ribosome, the cell's own protein factory.
A Vision of a Nuclear-Free World
Watch Geir Lundestad explain why the Nobel Committee chose Barack Obama for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
Information through Light
Watch the press conference announcing the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Enjoy Herta Müller's Writing
Read excerpts from Herta Müller's novel
The Passport
, in English translation or in its original language, German.
"It's an Unbelievable Honour"
Elinor Ostrom, the first female Laureate in Economic Sciences, was interviewed just hours after the announcement of the Prize.
Try the 2009 Nobel Prizes Quiz!
The 2009 Nobel Laureates
Watch the Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
Watch the Nobel Prize Ceremony!
