1968 Nobel Prize

7

laureates

5

fields

1968

Nobel Prize

Physics

Nobel Prize in Physics

1968 Nobel Prize in Physics

for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics, in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis

Luis Walter Alvarez
Luis Walter Alvarez

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Chemistry

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

for the discovery of the reciprocal relations bearing his name, which are fundamental for the thermodynamics of irreversible processes

Lars Onsager
Lars Onsager

United States of AmericaUnited States of America, NorwayNorway

Physiology, Medicine

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis

Robert W. Holley
Robert W. Holley

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Har Gobind Khorana
Har Gobind Khorana

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Marshall Warren Nirenberg
Marshall Warren Nirenberg

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Literature

Nobel Prize in Literature

1968 Nobel Prize in Literature

for his narrative mastery, which with great sensibility expresses the essence of the Japanese mind

Yasunari Kawabata
Yasunari Kawabata

JapanJapan

Peace

Nobel Peace Prize

1968 Nobel Peace Prize

for the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

René Cassin
René Cassin

FranceFrance