Nobel e-Museum

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Every year, the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony is held at the Stockholm Concert Hall and the Oslo City Hall. The Nobel Prizes are given each year in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economics. Each award winner receives not only the recognition of the world, but also a solid gold medal and approximately 1 million dollars.The Nobel e-Museum is a virtual Museum of science and culture. Sections corresponding to the award categories offer interactive educational documents. These documents and interactive applets can be accessed by first clicking on the subject areas listed in the page header, then choosing the Educational link. A virtual biochemistry lab, a simulation of Pavlov’s dog experiment, and an exploration of a computer chip are among the Games offered in the science areas. Articles in the Educational areas cover topics like Tools of theoretical vs. experimental physicists and DNA - RNA - Protein.This site is also the only official source of information about the history of the Nobel Prize and Alfred Nobel himself. Alfred Nobel was a chemist by trade and worked for many years to develop nitroglycerine as a commercially and technically useful explosive. In 1867 he patented this material using the name dynamite. During his lifetime he also had other chemical inventions, including such materials as synthetic rubber, leather, and silk. By the time of his death in 1896 he had 355 patents.Alfred Nobel died in San Remo, Italy, on December 10, 1896. When his will was opened it came as a surprise that his fortune was to be used for Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace. In 1969 the award for Economics was added. The Nobel Foundation was created to organize and take care of the financial assets left by Nobel for this purpose.