The Nobel Prize was a Human award given to people who performed breakthrough research in physics, chemistry, or medicine, who wrote distinguished literature, or who worked towards peace. The award ceremony was held each year in Stockholm, Sweden for all prizes except the peace-price which was awarded in Oslo, Norway.
One of Jean-Luc Picard's ancestors was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (Star Trek Generations)
Jonathan Archer reminded T'Pol not to be primarily concerned with getting a nobel prize and the scientific exploration of microsingularities encountered by the Enterprise (NX-01) in 2151, but more with the well-being of Trip Tucker and Malcolm Reed. (ENT: "Shuttlepod One")
Tucker sarcastically replied he wouldn't take a Nobel prize home soon, when asked if he had finished rewriting the physics books after encountering different laws of nature in the Delphic Expanse in 2153. (ENT: "Anomaly")
Doctor Richard Daystrom was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics (as well as the Zee-Magnees Prize) in 2243 for his invention of duotronic computers. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer")
When the USS Voyager was transported from 2373 to 1996, Chakotay speculated that if he had to stay in this time, he'd make archaeological discoveries in Central America earning him a Nobel Prize. (VOY: "Future's End, Part II")
Also see
External Links
- Official Site - the complete history, and the names of Nobel Laureates
- Nobel Prize at Wikipedia