1969, Nobel Prizes (Oslo, Norway, 1969)

The Nobel Prize in Physics: Murray Gell-Mann (USA)

For his contributions and discoveries concerning the classification of elementary particles and their interactions.

Murray Gell-Mann

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Derek Barton (UK) and Odd Hassel (Norway)

For their contributions to the development of the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry.

Derek Barton

Odd Hassel

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Max Delbrück (USA), Alfred D. Hershey (USA) and Salvador E. Luria (USA)

For their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses.

Max Delbrück

Alfred D. Hershey

Salvador E. Luria

The Nobel Prize in Literature: Samuel Beckett (Ireland)

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

Samuel Beckett

The Nobel Peace Prize: International Labour Organization (Switzerland)

For creating international legislation insuring certain norms for working conditions in every country.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel: Ragnar Frisch (Norway) and Jan Tinbergen (Netherlands)

For having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes.

Ragnar Frisch

Jan Tinbergen