Many consider the Nobel prize the highest recognition of excellence in a variety of fields: physics, chemistry, literature, medicine, and peace.

This year President Barack Obama joins Mother Teresa, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein among others who have made significant contributions to shaping the modern world.

In FORA.tv's collection of nobelists, thinkers such as Paul Krugman, Archbishop Tutu, and Steven Chu all carry on this unimpeachable traditional of excellence.