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When someone wins the Nobel prize, everyone instantly knows they're kind of a big deal.

每當有人贏得諾貝爾獎時，大家很快就會知道他們都是厲害的狠角色

Winners not only get a shiny medal but 8 million Swedish Krona, and of course they're respected and revered.

獎項得主除了獲得一面閃亮的獎牌，還會有 800 萬瑞士克朗獎金 (譯註：約一百萬美金)，而得主當然值得這些報酬

But it's far from the only prize recognizing contributions to the advancement of humanity.

但除了諾貝爾獎，仍有其他獎項也是用來表彰對人類生活有所貢獻的學者

So why is the Nobel prize held in such high esteem?

所以為何諾貝爾獎能得到人們這麼大的重視？

Maybe it's because of the prize's past.

或許和這個獎項的歷史有很大的關聯

The Nobel prize has existed for over 100 years and has been given to some of the most recognizable names in history,

諾貝爾獎已超過 100 年歷史，頒給許多歷史偉人

like Albert Einstein -- the relativity guy, Ivan Pavlov -- the dog guy,

像是物理學家愛因斯坦，那位提出「相對論」的偉人、古典制約論學者巴夫洛夫，那位進行「狗與鈴鐺實驗人」的偉人

and Werner Heisenberg -- no, not the meth guy.

以及量子力學家海森堡，那位提出「不確定性原理」的偉人

It was established by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, who made a considerable fortune off his invention of dynamite.

此獎由瑞典化學家艾弗雷德·諾貝爾所立，因發明炸藥致富

In 1895, he secretly drafted his will to set aside the bulk of his estate for prizes in 5 different fields: physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature, and peace.

1895年，他立下尚未公開的遺囑，決定將自身遺產貢獻給 5 個特定領域的傑出人士，分別為：物理、化學、生理學或醫學、文學與和平

Economics was added later by Sweden's central bank, though technically it's not a Nobel Prize,

經濟學獎則是之後由瑞典中央銀行所立。嚴格來說，並不算是諾貝爾獎

it's just named in honor of Alfred Nobel.

只是單純為了向諾貝爾致敬

Nobel passed away in 1896 and in 1901, the first prizes were handed out.

諾貝爾於 1896 年逝世，在 1901 年，初次頒發諾貝爾獎

At first, the press was only interested in the peace and literature awards, as the sciences

一開始，媒體只對和平、文學獎有興趣，因為科學等領域

were thought to be a bit too niche for the general public.

對當時大眾而言，不太有看頭

But when Marie Curie and her husband were awarded the 1903 prize in physics, along with Henri Becquerel,

但在 1903 年，居里夫人與丈夫、貝克勒一同獲得物理學獎後

their story captured the public’s imagination.

科學等領域逐漸得到媒體關注

The idea of the poor Curie's scraping by in a laboratory while they revolutionized our understanding of atoms

居里夫婦的形象─窮苦潦倒地在研究室不斷努力，最終發現原子

made for great headlines.

終於使其出現在各新聞頭條上

They became celebrities, and the scientific Nobel prizes started getting recognition.

而兩位逐漸成名，科學等領域的諾貝爾獎才開始獲得重視

Now the Nobel prize has become a shorthand for greatness, though the awards are not always given out controversy free.

如今，諾貝爾獎已是偉大傑出的同義詞，儘管每次得獎者名單仍是飽受爭議

Part of the problem is Alfred Nobel stipulated only 3 people could share the award and the cash prize that comes with it.

部分原因是一項諾貝爾獎最多只能三人共同獲獎，獎金平分

The cutting edge of science today requires a lot of collaboration, and sometimes people who do valuable research are left out.

今日科學能如此先進，來自許多人通力合作，而有些學者對研究有極大貢獻卻成為遺珠

Other times they're straight up snubbed, like Joycelyn Bell Burnell.

如英國天體物理學家約瑟琳．貝爾．伯奈爾，就是歷史上遭受忽略的遺珠之一

She was the first person to observe radio pulsars, but the 1974 prize in physics was

伯奈爾是第一位用無線電望遠鏡觀察到脈衝星的學者，但在 1974 年諾貝爾物理學獎

given to her doctoral thesis advisor.

卻把獎項頒給她的博士論文指導教授

Talk about a No-Bell prize.

一談到「沒中獎」(譯註：英文諧音，用來諷刺諾貝爾獎選拔方式或搞笑的事)

It's important to remember the winners are selected by committees and so, they can be fallible.

不難想到選拔得主的委員會，當然，人都有犯錯的時候

Their members are appointed by the Royal Swedish Academy or the medical university Karolinska Institutet.

委員會成員從瑞典皇家學院或卡羅琳醫學院選拔而出

Except for the peace prize committee; Alfred Nobel stipulated that they have to be Norwegian

和平獎委員會除外，艾弗雷德．諾貝爾指定由挪威來承辦

for... some reason.

基於一些個人考量

Anyway, the committees invite thousands of people respected in their respective fields

總而言之，委員會邀請各界有名學者

to nominate winners and narrow it down from there.

提名合適候選人，並縮小其範圍

When it comes time to announce the winners, they don't always make the most perfect or most obvious picks.

每當到宣布得獎者的重要時刻，委員並不一定選出該領域最傑出或呼聲最高的候選人

Usually they do select scientists who have made lasting impacts in their field, like Peter Higgs.

通常選出的科學家在該領域有劃時代的研究突破，像是理論物理學家彼得．希格斯 (譯註：提出希格斯機制為粒子物理學標準模型之理論基礎)

Higgs had to wait almost 50 years for his prize, because he proposed the Higgs boson's existence in 1964,

希格斯等了近乎 50 年才獲獎，因為他早在1964年就提出希格斯玻色子

but it wasn't confirmed until 2012.

卻等到 2012 年才獲得學界認證

In 2013, the Nobel committee recognized that he made this massive contribution (pun intended)to particle physics.

2013 年，諾貝爾委員會肯定希格斯在粒子物理學的重大貢獻 (故意押頭韻)

Because of the delay between a scientist's work and its visible influence, the Nobel

由於理論應證和科學家提出理論之時間有很大的落差，諾貝爾獎

Prize has become something of a career award.

某些程度上近似於「事業成就獎」

That doesn't mean Nobel laureates are resting on their laurels and calling it a day once they’ve won though.

但這並不代表諾貝爾獎得主在獲得獎項後就光榮引退，從此享清閒

Four scientists have won the nobel prize twice, including the aforementioned Marie Curie.

曾經有四位科學家二度榮獲諾貝爾獎，包括前面提到的居里夫人

She's not only the first woman to win it, she remains the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different scientific categories.

除了成為首位榮獲諾貝爾獎的女性外，也是目前獲得兩個不同獎項的紀錄保持人 (譯註：分別為物理學獎、化學獎)

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Higgs' proposed boson took so long to find because we had to build the most powerful

希格斯的理論歷時若干年之久，才讓我們找到如此強的

atom smasher ever to look for it.

「原子加速器」來付諸實踐

I actually visited; you can go see that video right here.

我親自拜訪過了，你可以直接點畫面連結觀看影片

Do you guys keep track of the Nobel prizes?

大家有持續追蹤諾貝爾獎的資訊嗎？

Do you care?

有關注諾貝爾獎近況嗎？

Are there any that blew your mind?

你對得主或其相關理論有所共鳴嗎？

Let us know in the comments, make sure you come back every day for more DNews

在底下留言告訴我們，並每天關注Dnews

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