Peace from death: The explosive, deadly history of the Nobel Peace Prize One of the top prizes in the world is as interesting as the man who invented it

The unprized legacy of Alfred Nobel The building's design is a shimmering block of glass and stone

Here's why Angus Deaton won the 2015 Nobel prize for Economics ANGUS DEATON has been named the winner of this year's Sveriges Riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel. Mr Deaton is a Britain-born...

Here's why Angus Deaton won the 2015 Nobel prize for Economics ANGUS DEATON has been named the winner of this year's Sveriges Riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel. Mr Deaton is a Britain-born...

Behind the Nobel Peace Prize Selection The rules governing one of the world’s greatest honors were set down by Alfred Nobel long ago, but there have been some changes over the years.

Who is Alfred Nobel anyway? Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prizes, channeled his interest in peace-related endeavors toward awards in science, medicine and the fraternity of nations.

Nobel-Winning Laser Inventor Dies At 99 Dr. Charles Townes, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the laser, died in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday. He was 99. Townes' death was announced by the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a professor emeritu...

Nobel-Winning Laser Inventor Dies At 99 Dr. Charles Townes, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the laser, died in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday. He was 99. Townes' death wa...

Charles Townes, physicist who invented the laser, dies at 99 Charles Townes, the Columbia University physicist who transformed modern society with his invention of the maser and the laser, receiving the 1964 Nobel Prize in physics for his effort, has died. He was 99.