The Peace Prize is not given by the same folks as the science prizes. It is given by politicians. From their website: "The Norwegian Nobel Committee is responsible for the selection of eligible candidates and the choice of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. The Committee is composed of five members appointed by the Storting (Norwegian parliament). The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, not in Stockholm, Sweden, where the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and the Economics Prize are awarded."
He had his Nobel Prize-winning Energy Secretary Steven Chu heading up this team of undefeatable technocrats. As an aside, this is the same Nobel organization whose "Peace Prize" has been given to Yassir Arafat.
The Peace Prize is not given by the same folks as the science prizes. It is given by politicians. From their website: "The Norwegian Nobel Committee is responsible for the selection of eligible candidates and the choice of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. The Committee is composed of five members appointed by the Storting (Norwegian parliament). The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, not in Stockholm, Sweden, where the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and the Economics Prize are awarded."