Question

Frederick Sanger was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry twice. What was the gap between the two prizes?
1. > 10 years
2. < 10 years
3. > 20 years
4. < 20 years

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : > 20 years

The correct answer is > 20 years.

• Frederick Sanger was a British Biochemist.
• He won Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice - in 1958 and 1980
• 1958 - For studying the composition of Insulin which is essential for regulating sugar content in the blood.
• 1980 - For developing the method based on
• which can be inserted in DNA and it helps in identification of DNA sample.

• Others who have won Nobel Prize more than once-
  • Marie Curie: 1903 for Physics and 1911 for Chemistry
  • Linus Pauling: 1954 for Chemistry and 1962 for Peace
  • John Bardeen: 1956 and 1972 for Physics.
  • International Red Cross Committee: 1917, 1944, 1963 for Peace
  • United Nations High Commission for Refugees: 1954 and 1981 for Peace.
• Nobel Prize
  • 1st Nobel Prize was awarded on 10 December 1901.
  • It is given in the memory of Alfred Nobel.
  • It is announced every year for Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Economics and Peace.