Nobel Prize Winners of 2005

Yves Chauvin - Male - 74 years

Birth country: Belgium

Motivation: for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis

Affiliation: Institut Français du Pétrole - France

Robert H. Grubbs - Male - 63 years

Birth country: USA

Motivation: for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis

Affiliation: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - USA

Richard R. Schrock - Male - 60 years

Birth country: USA

Motivation: for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis

Affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - USA

Robert J. Aumann - Male - 75 years

Birth country: Germany

Motivation: for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis

Affiliation: University of Jerusalem, Center for RationalityHebrew - Israel

Thomas C. Schelling - Male - 84 years

Birth country: USA

Motivation: for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis

Affiliation: University of Maryland, Department of Economics and School of Public Policy - USA

Harold Pinter - Male - 75 years

Birth country: United Kingdom

Motivation: who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms

Barry J. Marshall - Male - 54 years

Birth country: Australia

Motivation: for their discovery of the bacterium <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease

Affiliation: NHMRC Helicobacter pylori Research Laboratory, QEII Medical Centre - Australia; University of Western Australia - Australia

J. Robin Warren - Male - 68 years

Birth country: Australia

Motivation: for their discovery of the bacterium <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease

Mohamed ElBaradei - Male - 63 years

Birth country: Egypt

Motivation: for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way

Roy J. Glauber - Male - 80 years

Birth country: USA

Motivation: for his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence

Affiliation: Harvard University - USA

John L. Hall - Male - 71 years

Birth country: USA

Motivation: for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique

Affiliation: University of Colorado, JILA - USA; National Institute of Standards and Technology - USA

Theodor W. Hänsch - Male - 63 years

Birth country: Germany

Motivation: for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique

Affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics - Germany; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Germany