This introductory lecture will provide background for the symposium which follows by offering a brief overview of the Nobel Prize, including its history, nomination and evaluation procedures, restrictions on possible recipients, summary statistics relative to previous prizes in chemistry, and mention of various controversies over the nature of some of the earlier awards.

The Nobel prize: A brief overview

251st National Meeting (2016)

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