Saturday, 20 June 2026

1971, Nobel Prizes (Oslo, Norway)

The Nobel Prize in Physics: Dennis Gabor (Hungary / UK)

For his invention and development of the holographic method.

Dennis Gabor

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Gerhard Herzberg (Canada)

For his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals.

Gerhard Herzberg

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Earl W. Sutherland Jr. (USA)

For his discoveries concerning the mechanisms of the action of hormones.

Earl W. Sutherland Jr.

The Nobel Prize in Literature: Pablo Neruda (Chile)

For a poetry that with the action of an elemental force brings alive a continent's destiny and dreams. 

Pablo Neruda

The Nobel Peace Prize: Willy Brandt (West Germany)

For paving the way for a meaningful dialogue between East and West.

Willy Brandt

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel: Simon Kuznets (USA)

For his empirically founded interpretation of economic growth which has led to new and deepened insight into the economic and social structure and process of development.

Simon Kuznets

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