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Why is there no important prize in mathematics in the Nobel Prize?
There is no separate prize for mathematics in the Nobel Prize, because alfred nobel, a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, industrialist and philanthropist, did not set up this prize.

When alfred nobel founded this prize, he hoped that it would reward those who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of social peace, literature, physics, chemistry and medicine. Therefore, he established peace prize, literature prize, physics prize, chemistry prize and medicine or physiology prize. In the field of economics, the Swedish National Bank has set up an award in memory of alfred nobel, but it does not belong to the Nobel Prize, but the Swedish National Bank Economics Award.

Although there is no separate mathematics award, mathematicians can still be recognized in other awards. For example, mathematician John Forbes Nash won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994 in recognition of his pioneering research on game theory. In addition, the key contribution of mathematics is often involved in the Nobel Prize in Physics and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.