James F Balch Phyllis A Balch Stacey J Bell

The Nobel Prize (Swedish: Nobelpriset) is a set of five different prizes that, according to its benefactor Alfred Nobel, in his 1895 will, must be awarded "to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind". The five prizes are awarded in the fields of Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, and Peace. As of 2025, 68 Nobel Prizes and the Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded to 67 women and since 1901, the year wherein the a…