Monday 17 June 2024

1961, Nobel Prizes (Oslo, Norway, December, 1961)

The Nobel Prize in Physics: Robert Hofstadter and Rudolf Mössbauer

Robert Hofstadter for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his thereby achieved discoveries concerning the structure of the nucleons.
Rudolf Mössbauer for his researches concerning the resonance absorption of gamma radiation and his discovery in this connection of the effect which bears his name.

Robert Hofstadter
Rudolf Mössbauer

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Melvin Calvin

For his research on the carbon dioxide assimilation in plants.

Melvin Calvin

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Georg von Békésy

For his discoveries of the physical mechanism of stimulation within the cochlea.

Georg von Békésy

The Nobel Prize in Literature: Ivo Andrić

For the epic force with which he has traced themes and depicted human destinies drawn from the history of his country.

Ivo Andrić

The Nobel Peace Prize: Dag Hammarskjöld

For developing the UN into an effective and constructive international organization, capable of giving life to the principles and aims expressed in the UN Charter.

Dag Hammarskjöld

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