Nobel Prize Winners of 1969

In 1969, 10 laureates received the Nobel Prize in 6 categories: Chemistry, Economic Sciences, Literature, Medicine, Peace, Physics. Each entry lists the motivation, the laureate's age at the award, birth country, and affiliation.

1969 - Chemistry

Derek H. R. Barton - Male - 51 years

Birth country: United Kingdom

Motivation: for their contributions to the development of the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry

Affiliation: Imperial College - United Kingdom

Odd Hassel - Male - 72 years

Birth country: Norway

Motivation: for their contributions to the development of the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry

Affiliation: University of Oslo - Norway

1969 - Economic Sciences

Ragnar Frisch - Male - 74 years

Birth country: Norway

Motivation: for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes

Affiliation: University of Oslo - Norway

Jan Tinbergen - Male - 66 years

Birth country: the Netherlands

Motivation: for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes

Affiliation: The Netherlands School of Economics - the Netherlands

1969 - Literature

Samuel Beckett - Male - 63 years

Birth country: Ireland

Motivation: for his writing, which - in new forms for the novel and drama - in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation

1969 - Medicine

Max Delbrück - Male - 63 years

Birth country: Germany

Motivation: for their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses

Affiliation: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - USA

Alfred D. Hershey - Male - 60 years

Birth country: USA

Motivation: for their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses

Affiliation: Carnegie Institution of Washington - USA

Salvador E. Luria - Male - 57 years

Birth country: Italy

Motivation: for their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses

Affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - USA

1969 - Peace

Organization: International Labour Organization (ILO)

Country of Origin: Switzerland

Motivation: for creating international legislation insuring certain norms for working conditions in every country

1969 - Physics

Murray Gell-Mann - Male - 40 years

Birth country: USA

Motivation: for his contributions and discoveries concerning the classification of elementary particles and their interactions

Affiliation: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - USA

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