KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Nobel medicine awarded for discoveries in immune system regulation.
Physics winners explored quantum tunneling enabling advanced technology.
Chemistry laureates developed molecular structures to trap gases.
Nobel Peace Prize won by María Corina Machado of Venezuela.
The announcement Monday that three laureates will share the Nobel memorial prize in economics for explaining innovation -driven growth brings this year’s Nobel awards to a close.
All but the Nobel Peace Prize, which was announced on Friday in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, are announced in Stockholm. The award ceremonies will be held on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, who founded the prizes.
Here are this year’s winners:
Medicine
On Oct. 6, the Nobel Prize in medicine was award