ABOUT THE PRIZE

Chemistry was the most important science for Alfred Nobel’s own work. The development of his inventions as well as the industrial processes he employed were based upon chemical knowledge. Chemistry was the second prize area that Nobel mentioned in his will:

"one part to the person who shall have made the most important chemical discovery or improvement...”

(Excerpt from the will of Alfred Nobel.)

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.

LATEST PRIZE WINNERS

John B. Goodenough

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019

Prize motivation: "for the development of lithium-ion batteries"

M. Stanley Whittingham

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019

Prize motivation: "for the development of lithium-ion batteries"

Akira Yoshino

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019

Prize motivation: "for the development of lithium-ion batteries"