The first Nobel Prize was awarded in 1901. The Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace were all awarded for the first time that year.
The first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to Wilhelm Röntgen, a German physicist, for his discovery of X-rays, which revolutionized medical diagnosis and treatment.
The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, a Dutch chemist, for his work on chemical equilibrium and the laws of chemical thermodynamics.
