List of 2020 Nobel prize winners - Chemistry | Economic Science | Literature | Medicine | Peace | Physics

Nobel prize is given to people who worked extraordinary in the field of Chemistry, Economic Science, Literature, Medicine, Peace and Physics in memory of Adolf Nobel. In year 2020 following people received the Nobel prize in their respective fields.

Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Emmanuelle Charpentier, and Jennifer A. Doudna won the Nobel prize in Chemistry for year 2020.

Emmanuelle Charpentier

Jennifer A. Doudna

Nobel Prize for Economic Science

Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson awarded with the Nobel prize in economic science.

Paul R. Milgrom

Robert B. Wilson

Nobel Prize for Literature

In year 2020 Louise Gluck won the Nobel prize of Literature. She is an American poet and essayist.

Nobel Prize for Medicine

In year 2020 three medical researcher shares the Nobel prize of Medicine. Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles Rice are the three medical scientist who won the Noble prize of 2020 in medicine.

Harvey Alter

Harvey James Alter is an American medical researcher, virologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate, who is best known for his work that led to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. He was born in year 1935 in NewYork and citizen of United States of America.

Michael Houghton

Michael Houghton is a British scientist who co-discovered Hepatitis C in year 1989. He was born in year 1949.

Charles Rice

Charles Moen Rice is an American virologist who research is the Hepatitis C virus. He was born in year 1952.

Nobel Prize for Peace

United Nation World Food Program won the Nobel prize for peace in year 2020. This prize they won for their work in conflict or war zone area to feed the people. 

Nobel Prize for Physics

Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez won the Nobel prize in Physics for year 2020.

Roger Penrose

Reinhard Genzel

Andrea Ghez

References:

1. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2020/summary/
2. https://www.nytimes.com/article/2020-nobel-prize-winners.html