Traditionally the Nobel Prize has been the epitome of human excellence in the fields of science, medicine, literature, world peace and economics. Following is the list of Nobel Prize winners for the year 2012. Read on to know about most beautiful minds of the year:

The Nobel Prize in Physics

Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland "for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems"

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka "for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Sir John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka "for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent"

The Nobel Prize in Literature

Mo Yan "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"

The Nobel Peace Prize

European Union (EU) "for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe"

The Prize in Economic Sciences

Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley "for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design"

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