Almanac
A year-by-year record of science — Nobel and Ig Nobel laureates across every category, the major prizes, discoveries, and milestones that defined each year.
2020s
2026 15 entries Mathematics · Biology · Astronomy/Space 2025 37 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Medicine 2024 21 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Medicine 2023 18 entries Ig Nobel · Medicine · Technology 2022 21 entries Ig Nobel · Medicine · Biology 2021 22 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Medicine 2020 18 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Physics
2010s
2019 17 entries Ig Nobel · Physics · Astronomy/Space 2018 17 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Astronomy/Space 2017 17 entries Ig Nobel · Astronomy/Space · Physics 2016 18 entries Ig Nobel · Astronomy/Space · Physics 2015 19 entries Medicine · Biology · Ig Nobel 2014 19 entries Ig Nobel · Medicine · Physics 2013 19 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Medicine 2012 18 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Physics 2011 19 entries Ig Nobel · Astronomy/Space · Medicine 2010 19 entries Ig Nobel · Medicine · Physics
2000s
2009 19 entries Biology · Medicine · Ig Nobel 2008 16 entries Biology · Ig Nobel · Medicine 2007 17 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Physics 2006 21 entries Biology · Ig Nobel · Astronomy/Space 2005 19 entries Medicine · Ig Nobel · Physics 2004 18 entries Biology · Ig Nobel · Physics 2003 18 entries Medicine · Biology · Ig Nobel 2002 19 entries Biology · Ig Nobel · Astronomy/Space 2001 29 entries Ig Nobel · Medicine · Astronomy/Space 2000 19 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Medicine
1990s
1999 18 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Medicine 1998 19 entries Ig Nobel · Physics · Biology 1997 17 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Astronomy/Space 1996 20 entries Biology · Ig Nobel · Medicine 1995 19 entries Ig Nobel · Medicine · Physics 1994 18 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Physics 1993 15 entries Ig Nobel · Biology · Chemistry 1992 16 entries Biology · Ig Nobel · Literature 1991 17 entries Ig Nobel · Computer Science · Physics 1990 11 entries Biology · Astronomy/Space · Physics
1980s
1989 14 entries Physics · Biology · Astronomy/Space 1988 10 entries Physics · Medicine · Biology 1987 11 entries Medicine · Physics · Chemistry 1986 12 entries Astronomy/Space · Physics · Technology 1985 11 entries Chemistry · Medicine · Biology 1984 11 entries Physics · Biology · Computer Science 1983 11 entries Astronomy/Space · Physics · Medicine 1982 11 entries Biology · Medicine · Physics 1981 12 entries Medicine · Biology · Computer Science 1980 11 entries Biology · Astronomy/Space · Physics
1970s
1979 11 entries Astronomy/Space · Physics · Technology 1978 11 entries Medicine · Biology · Astronomy/Space 1977 12 entries Astronomy/Space · Medicine · Biology 1976 13 entries Biology · Medicine · Astronomy/Space 1975 10 entries Medicine · Computer Science · Technology 1974 9 entries Biology · Physics · Astronomy/Space 1973 9 entries Chemistry · Biology · Physics 1972 9 entries Biology · Chemistry · Astronomy/Space 1971 11 entries Computer Science · Technology · Astronomy/Space 1970 10 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine
1960s
1969 19 entries Astronomy/Space · Biology · Physics 1968 9 entries Physics · Computer Science · Astronomy/Space 1967 11 entries Astronomy/Space · Physics · Medicine 1966 9 entries Astronomy/Space · Physics · Chemistry 1965 9 entries Astronomy/Space · Physics · Chemistry 1964 12 entries Physics · Medicine · Biology 1963 11 entries Physics · Astronomy/Space · Technology 1962 12 entries Astronomy/Space · Physics · Biology 1961 10 entries Physics · Astronomy/Space · Biology 1960 10 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine
1950s
1959 11 entries Astronomy/Space · Physics · Biology 1958 10 entries Biology · Physics · Chemistry 1957 9 entries Astronomy/Space · Physics · Biology 1956 8 entries Physics · Technology · Chemistry 1955 8 entries Physics · Medicine · Biology 1954 11 entries Physics · Mathematics · Technology 1953 8 entries Chemistry · Biology · Physics 1952 8 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1951 8 entries Biology · Medicine · Physics 1950 9 entries Biology · Chemistry · Medicine
1940s
1949 8 entries Physics · Medicine · Biology 1948 8 entries Physics · Medicine · Astronomy/Space 1947 9 entries Physics · Medicine · Biology 1946 8 entries Biology · Medicine · Physics 1945 7 entries Physics · Medicine · Biology 1944 7 entries Medicine · Biology · Chemistry 1943 7 entries Medicine · Chemistry · Biology 1942 4 entries Physics · Astronomy/Space · Medicine 1941 4 entries Medicine · Chemistry · Biology 1940 4 entries Technology · Astronomy/Space · Physics
1930s
1939 10 entries Chemistry · Physics · Technology 1938 10 entries Chemistry · Physics · Medicine 1937 6 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1936 8 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1935 7 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1934 8 entries Chemistry · Physics · Medicine 1933 7 entries Physics · Medicine · Literature 1932 8 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1931 8 entries Physics · Chemistry · Technology 1930 8 entries Chemistry · Medicine · Physics
1920s
1929 8 entries Chemistry · Astronomy/Space · Physics 1928 7 entries Medicine · Physics · Chemistry 1927 8 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1926 8 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1925 9 entries Physics · Chemistry · Technology 1924 9 entries Physics · Medicine · Astronomy/Space 1923 9 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1922 9 entries Physics · Medicine · Biology 1921 13 entries Physics · Medicine · Chemistry 1920 10 entries Physics · Chemistry · Technology
1910s
1919 9 entries Physics · Astronomy/Space · Medicine 1918 6 entries Physics · Astronomy/Space · Chemistry 1917 7 entries Physics · Biology · Literature 1916 6 entries Astronomy/Space · Literature · Physics 1915 8 entries Physics · Chemistry · Literature 1914 8 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1913 10 entries Physics · Medicine · Chemistry 1912 10 entries Physics · Medicine · Astronomy/Space 1911 10 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1910 8 entries Medicine · Physics · Chemistry
1900s
1909 12 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1908 13 entries Physics · Biology · Mathematics 1907 9 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1906 14 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1905 9 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1904 7 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1903 7 entries Physics · Chemistry · Medicine 1902 7 entries Chemistry · Medicine · Physics 1901 8 entries Physics · Medicine · Biology
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