1960 Nobel Prize

6

laureates

5

fields

1960

Nobel Prize

Physics

Nobel Prize in Physics

1960 Nobel Prize in Physics

for the invention of the bubble chamber, Phys. Rev. 87 (1952) 665-665

Donald Arthur Glaser
Donald Arthur Glaser

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Chemistry

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

for his method to use carbon-14 for age determination in archaeology, geology, geophysics, and other branches of science

Willard Frank Libby

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Physiology, Medicine

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

for the discovery of acquired immunological tolerance

Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Frank Macfarlane Burnet

AustraliaAustralia

Peter Medawar
Peter Medawar

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Literature

Nobel Prize in Literature

1960 Nobel Prize in Literature

for the soaring flight and evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time

Saint-John Perse
Saint-John Perse

FranceFrance

Peace

Nobel Peace Prize

1960 Nobel Peace Prize

As president of the African National Congress, Albert John Lutuli was at the forefront of South Africa’s non-violent struggle against apartheid.

Albert Lutuli
Albert Lutuli

Union of South AfricaUnion of South Africa