The 2024 Nobel Prize winners have been announced across six categories, recognizing significant contributions to various fields. Here is the complete list:
Nobel Prize Winners 2024
Category Winners Achievement
Physiology or Medicine: Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun For the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
Physics John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton: For foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.
Chemistry David Baker, Demis Hassabis, John Jumper: For computational protein design and protein structure prediction.
Literature Han Kang: For her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.
Peace Nihon Hidankyo: For efforts to achieve a nuclear weapons-free world and for demonstrating the consequences of nuclear warfare.
Economic Sciences Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson: For studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.
Details of Each Prize
Physiology or Medicine: Awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their groundbreaking work on microRNAs, which are crucial in regulating gene expression related to various health conditions such as cancer.
Physics: John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were recognized for their pioneering contributions to machine learning through artificial neural networks, significantly impacting technology and scientific research.
Chemistry: The prize went to David Baker for his innovative protein design techniques, alongside Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their advancements in predicting protein structures using AI.
Literature: South Korean author Han Kang received the award for her profound literary works that tackle complex themes of trauma and human existence.
Peace: The Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo was honored for its advocacy against nuclear weapons, representing the voices of atomic bomb survivors.
Economic Sciences: Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson were awarded for their research on how societal institutions influence economic prosperity.
Each laureate will receive a medal, diploma, and a cash award of approximately $1.1 million as part of their recognition.