2000 Nobel Prize

13

laureates

6

fields

2000

Nobel Prize

Physics

Nobel Prize in Physics

2000 Nobel Prize in Physics (1)

for basic work on information and communication technology (for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed and opto-electronics)

Zhores I. Alferov
Zhores I. Alferov

Russian FederationRussian Federation

Herbert Kroemer
Herbert Kroemer

GermanyGermany

2000 Nobel Prize in Physics (2)

for basic work on information and communication technology (for his part in the invention of the integrated circuit)

Jack S. Kilby
Jack S. Kilby

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Chemistry

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

for the discovery and development of conductive polymers

Alan Jay Heeger
Alan Jay Heeger

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Alan Graham MacDiarmid

United States of AmericaUnited States of America, New ZealandNew Zealand

Hideki Shirakawa
Hideki Shirakawa

JapanJapan

Physiology, Medicine

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system

Arvid Carlsson
Arvid Carlsson

SwedenSweden

Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Eric R. Kandel
Eric R. Kandel

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Literature

Nobel Prize in Literature

2000 Nobel Prize in Literature

for an œuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama

Gao Xingjian
Gao Xingjian

FranceFrance, ChinaChina

Peace

Nobel Peace Prize

2000 Nobel Peace Prize

for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular

Kim Dae-jung
Kim Dae-jung

Korea (the Republic of)Korea (the Republic of)

Economic Sciences

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

2000 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

for the development of theoretical frameworks and statistical methods that enable the micro-econometric analysis of individual and household consumption behaviour

James Heckman
James Heckman

United States of AmericaUnited States of America

Daniel McFadden
Daniel McFadden

United States of AmericaUnited States of America