Exploring the realm of Nobel Prize winners is like delving into a treasure trove of human achievement and excellence across various fields. Through the lens of SQL queries, we can unravel fascinating insights about laureates, their accomplishments, and the prestigious awards they received. From identifying recipients in specific years to uncovering patterns in subject categories and honorees' names, each query unlocks a new facet of the Nobel Prize legacy. Join us on a journey through data as we navigate the noble pursuits of the world's most exceptional minds and talents, one SQL query at a time.

Change the query shown so that it displays Nobel prizes for 1950.

SELECT yr, subject, winner
  FROM nobel
 WHERE yr = 1950

Show who won the 1962 prize for literature.

SELECT winner
  FROM nobel
 WHERE yr = 1962
   AND subject = 'literature'

Show the year and subject that won 'Albert Einstein' his prize.

SELECT yr,subject
FROM nobel
WHERE winner='Albert Einstein'

Give the name of the 'peace' winners since the year 2000, including 2000.

SELECT winner
FROM nobel
WHERE yr >= 2000 AND subject='peace'

Show all details (yr, subject, winner) of the literature prize winners for 1980 to 1989 inclusive.

SELECT * FROM nobel
WHERE yr >= 1980 AND yr <= 1989 and subject='literature'

Show all details of the presidential winners:

• Theodore Roosevelt
• Thomas Woodrow Wilson
• Jimmy Carter
• Barack Obama

SELECT * FROM nobel
 WHERE winner IN ('Theodore Roosevelt',
                  'Thomas Woodrow Wilson',
                  'Jimmy Carter',
                  'Barack Obama')

Show the winners with first name John

SELECT winner FROM nobel
WHERE winner LIKE 'John%'

Show the year, subject, and name of physics winners for 1980 together with the chemistry winners for 1984.

SELECT * FROM nobel
WHERE (subject='physics' AND yr='1980') 
   OR (subject='chemistry' AND yr='1984')

Show the year, subject, and name of winners for 1980 excluding chemistry and medicine

SELECT yr,subject,winner FROM nobel
WHERE yr = 1980 AND subject NOT IN('chemistry','medicine')

Show year, subject, and name of people who won a 'Medicine' prize in an early year (before 1910, not including 1910) together with winners of a 'Literature' prize in a later year (after 2004, including 2004)

SELECT yr,subject,winner FROM nobel
WHERE (subject='medicine' AND yr < 1910) OR (subject='literature' AND yr >= 2004)

Find all details of the prize won by PETER GRÜNBERG

SELECT * FROM nobel
WHERE winner='PETER GRÜNBERG'

You can't put a single quote in a quote string directly. You can use two single quotes within a quoted string.

SELECT * FROM nobel
WHERE winner="EUGENE O'NEILL"

List the winners, year and subject where the winner starts with Sir. Show the the most recent first, then by name order.

SELECT winner,yr,subject FROM nobel
WHERE winner LIKE 'Sir%'
ORDER BY yr DESC,winner ASC

The expression subject IN ('chemistry','physics') can be used as a value - it will be 0 or 1.

Show the 1984 winners and subject ordered by subject and winner name; but list chemistry and physics last.

SELECT winner, subject
  FROM nobel
 WHERE yr=1984
 ORDER BY subject IN ('physics','chemistry') ASC,
          subject,
          winner