1977, Nobel Prizes (Oslo, Norway)

The Nobel Prize in Physics: Philip W. Anderson (USA), Nevill F. Mott (UK) and John H. Van Vleck (USA)

For their fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems.

Philip W. Anderson

Nevill F. Mott

John H. Van Vleck

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Ilya Prigogine (Belgium)

For his contributions to non-equilibrium thermodynamics, particularly the theory of dissipative structures.

Ilya Prigogine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Rosalyn Yalow (USA) for the development of radioimmunoassays of peptide hormones.
Roger Guillemin (France / USA) and Andrew Schally (Poland /USA) for their discoveries concerning the peptide hormone production of the brain.

Rosalyn Yalow

Roger Guillemin

Andrew Schally

The Nobel Prize in Literature: Vicente Aleixandre (Spain)

For a creative poetic writing which illuminates man's condition in the cosmos and in present-day society, at the same time representing the great renewal of the traditions of Spanish poetry between the wars.

Vicente Aleixandre

The Nobel Peace Prize: Amnesty International

For worldwide respect for human rights.

logo Amnesty International

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel: Bertil Ohlin (Sweden) and James E. Meade (UK)

For their pathbreaking contribution to the theory of international trade and international capital movements.

Bertil Ohlin

James E. Meade