Nobel Prize is awarded to a person or an organisation known as Nobel Laureate who is awarded for their outstanding contributions in any of the categories including peace, literature, chemistry, physics, physiology or economic sciences and medicine. Let us find out the list of Noble Prize Laureates who received Nobel Prize in the year 2018.
Nobel Prizes and Laureates 2018
| Nobel Laureates | Field | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| James P. Allison (USA), Tasuku Honjo Japan) | Physiology or Medicine | Discovered the therapy of cancer by inhibition of negative immune regulation. |
| Gerard Mourou (France), Arthur Ashkin (USA), Donna Strickland (Canada) | Physics | For generating groundbreaking tools for beams of light. |
| George Smith (USA), Frances Arnold (USA), Greg Winter (UK) | Chemistry | To develop protein, they have used evolutionary principles that will be helpful in new drugs and medical treatments. |
| This year no Nobel Prize for Literature | Literature | This year no Nobel Prize for Literature |
| Denis Mukwege (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Nadia Murad (Germany) | Peace | For their tremendous work in helping the victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| William Nordhaus (USA), Paul Romer(US) | Economic Sciences | For integrating innovation and climate with economic growth. |
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