1938 Nobel Prize

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laureates

5

fields

1938

Nobel Prize

Physics

Nobel Prize in Physics

1938 Nobel Prize in Physics

for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow (thermal) neutrons

Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi

Kingdom of ItalyKingdom of Italy

Chemistry

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1938 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

for his work on carotenoids and vitamins

Richard Kuhn
Richard Kuhn

Greater German ReichGreater German Reich

Physiology, Medicine

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1938 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

for the discovery of the role played by the sinus and aortic mechanisms in the regulation of respiration

Corneille Jean François Heymans
Corneille Jean François Heymans

BelgiumBelgium

Literature

Nobel Prize in Literature

1938 Nobel Prize in Literature

for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces

Pearl S. Buck
Pearl S. Buck

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Peace

Nobel Peace Prize

1938 Nobel Peace Prize

for having carried on the work of Fridtjof Nansen to the benefit of refugees across Europe

Nansen International Office for Refugees
Nansen International Office for Refugees

WorldWorld