What is Martin Karplus famous for?
Martin Karplus, (born March 15, 1930, Vienna, Austria), American Austrian chemist who was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developing accurate computer models of chemical reactions that were able to use features of both classical physics and quantum mechanics.
What did Martin Karplus invent?
In the 1970s, Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt, and Arieh Warshel successfully developed methods that combined quantum and classical mechanics to calculate the courses of chemical reactions using computers.
What was the Nobel Prize in 2012 awarded for?
The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 was awarded to European Union (EU) “for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe.”
Who got Nobel Prize 2013?
2013 Nobel Peace Prize
| The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Norwegian Nobel Committee |
| Reward(s) | 8 million SEK ($1.25M, €0.9M) |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| 2013 laureate | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
Who won the Medical Nobel Prize?
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus”.
Did Peter Higgs win a Nobel Prize?
The announcement of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Physics is memorable for the hour-long delay in announcing the winners – François Englert and Peter Higgs – and for the long citation.
Who got the Nobel Prize 2020?
The 2020 Winners Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice on Monday received the prize for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus. The Nobel committee said the three scientists had “made possible blood tests and new medicines that have saved millions of lives.”
What invented Alfred Nobel?
Dynamite
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Alfred Nobel/Inventions
Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, entrepreneur and business man Alfred Nobel had acquired 355 patents worldwide when he died in 1896. He invented dynamite and experimented in making synthetic rubber, leather and artificial silk among many other things.
What did Alfred Nobel introduce?
Alfred Nobel is best known for his invention of dynamite and an explosive device called a blasting cap, which inaugurated the modern use of high explosives.