Nobel Prize Winners of 1960

In 1960, 6 laureates received the Nobel Prize in 5 categories: Chemistry, Literature, Medicine, Peace, Physics. Each entry lists the motivation, the laureate's age at the award, birth country, and affiliation.

1960 - Chemistry

Willard Frank Libby - Male - 51 years

Birth country: USA

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

Affiliation: University of California - USA

1960 - Literature

Saint-John Perse - Male - 73 years

Birth country: Guadeloupe, France

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

1960 - Medicine

Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet - Male - 61 years

Birth country: Australia

Motivation: for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance

Affiliation: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research - Australia

Peter Brian Medawar - Male - 45 years

Birth country: Brazil

Motivation: for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance

Affiliation: University College - United Kingdom

1960 - Peace

Albert John Lutuli - Male - 63 years

Birth country: Zimbabwe

Motivation: for his non-violent struggle against apartheid

1960 - Physics

Donald Arthur Glaser - Male - 34 years

Birth country: USA

Motivation: for the invention of the bubble chamber

Affiliation: University of California - USA

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