A brief history of the Nobel Prizes
STORY: A brief history of the Nobel Prizes
The first prizes were awarded in 1901
Each one consists of a medal, a diploma and cash
18 women have won the Nobel Peace Prize out of 109 awarded
Gandhi was nominated five times but never received the Peace Prize
Other past nominees include Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin
Churchill won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953
Martin Luther King missed out in 1963 because his nomination arrived late
He won the Peace Prize the following year
Obama won the Peace Prize in 2009 after less than nine months in office
Some critics called the decision premature
Bob Dylan became the first musician to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016
343 candidates have been nominated in 2022
