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Physics

Nobel Prize in Physics

1955 Nobel Prize in Physics (1)

for his discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum

Willis Eugene Lamb

United States of America

1955 Nobel Prize in Physics (2)

for his precision determination of the magnetic moment of the electron

Polykarp Kusch

United States of America

Chemistry

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

for elucidating the structure and achieving the total synthesis of biologically important sulfur-containing compounds, especially the peptide hormones oxytocin and vasopressin

Vincent du Vigneaud

United States of America

Physiology, Medicine

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1955 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

for his discoveries concerning the nature and mode of action of oxidation enzymes

Hugo Theorell

Sweden Sweden

Literature

Nobel Prize in Literature

1955 Nobel Prize in Literature

for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland

Halldór Laxness

Iceland Iceland