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Nobel Prizes
- Prizes given annually for achievement in physics , chemistry , literature, peace, economics , and medicine and physiology . The prizes were founded by a Swedish munitions maker, Alfred Nobel, and are considered a mark of worldwide leadership in the fields in which they are given. Nobel winners, called Nobel laureates , receive their prizes in ceremonies in Stockholm , Sweden , except for the peace prize, which is presented in Oslo , Norway .
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It would register judgments such as those of the famous sub-committee that grants the Nobel Prizes.
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