1974 - Chemistry
Paul J. Flory - Male - 64 years
Birth country: USA
Motivation: for his fundamental achievements, both theoretical and experimental, in the physical chemistry of the macromolecules
Affiliation: Stanford University - USA
Nobel Prize Winners of 1974
In 1974, 12 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.
1974 - Economic Sciences
Gunnar Myrdal - Male - 75 years
Birth country: Sweden
Motivation: for their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena
Friedrich August von Hayek - Male - 75 years
Birth country: Austria
Motivation: for their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena
1974 - Literature
Eyvind Johnson - Male - 74 years
Birth country: Sweden
Motivation: for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom
Harry Martinson - Male - 70 years
Birth country: Sweden
Motivation: for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos
1974 - Medicine
Albert Claude - Male - 76 years
Birth country: Belgium
Motivation: for their discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell
Affiliation: Université Catholique de Louvain - Belgium
Christian de Duve - Male - 57 years
Birth country: United Kingdom
Motivation: for their discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell
Affiliation: Rockefeller University - USA; Université Catholique de Louvain - Belgium
George E. Palade - Male - 61 years
Birth country: Romania
Motivation: for their discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell
Affiliation: Yale University, School of Medicine - USA
1974 - Peace
Seán MacBride - Male - 70 years
Birth country: France
Motivation: for his efforts to secure and develop human rights throughout the world
Eisaku Satō - Male - 73 years
Birth country: Japan
Motivation: for his contribution to stabilize conditions in the Pacific rim area and for signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
1974 - Physics
Sir Martin Ryle - Male - 56 years
Birth country: United Kingdom
Motivation: for their pioneering research in radio astrophysics: Ryle for his observations and inventions, in particular of the aperture synthesis technique, and Hewish for his decisive role in the discovery of pulsars
Affiliation: University of Cambridge - United Kingdom
Antony Hewish - Male - 50 years
Birth country: United Kingdom
Motivation: for their pioneering research in radio astrophysics: Ryle for his observations and inventions, in particular of the aperture synthesis technique, and Hewish for his decisive role in the discovery of pulsars
Affiliation: University of Cambridge - United Kingdom
