All the 2022 Nobel Prize winners

By Amelia Langas October 7, 2022

The 2022 Nobel Prizes were awarded this week. Here’s a list of the laureates.

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Physiology or Medicine: Svante Pääbo

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Physics: Alain Aspect, John Clauser & Anton Zeilinger

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Chemistry: Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal & K. Barry Sharpless

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Another three-way split for this award and Sharpless’s second win. Each chemist was celebrated for their work in developing click chemistry in which molecular building blocks snap together.

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Literature: Annie Ernaux

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Peace: Ales Bialiatski, Memorial & Center for Civil Liberties

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Economics: Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond & Philip H. Dybvig

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