Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien, founded in 1739 by King Frederick I, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The Academy is an independent organization, which acts to promote sciences, especially natural sciences and mathematics. Committees of the Academy also acts as selection boards for the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry and the The Bank of Sweden Prize.
[edit] See also
- Schock Prize
- Crafoord Prize
- Gregori Aminoff Prize
- Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture
- List of Swedish scientists