So far, the Nobel Prize has gone through more than a hundred years. In terms of annual intense competition, massive winners have left some spectacular \u201cthe most\u201d in the history of the Nobel Prize.<\/p>\n
The Most Coincidental Winner<\/strong> October 10, 2007, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was announced; the German scientist Gerhard Ertl received the prize because of his outstanding contributions to the field of surface chemistry. Coincidentally, that day happened to be Ertl\u2019s 71-year-old birthday. In occasion of the birthday, he could get so glorious prize, Ertl was very happy. He said it was the best birthday present that anyone could image; it could only happen once during the lifetime.<\/p>\n The Most Unexpected Winner<\/strong><\/p>\n
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<\/a>Compared with physics, chemistry and other highly specialized awards, the Peace Prize can raise the public\u2019s attention to a larger degree, but sometimes some unexpected winners might appear. In October 2006, many expected winners fell by the wayside while the Grameen Bank and its founder Muhammad Yunus was awarded. This result was far beyond the forecast of many media. As is known, according to Nobel\u2019s will, the Peace Prize should be awarded to the one who has contributed to promoting the unity and friendship between nations. But in 2006, the winner of Peace Prize was from a rarely involved realm-the banking industry.<\/p>\n