1992 Nobel Prizes
The 1992 Nobel Prizes were awarded by the Nobel Foundation, based in Sweden. Six categories were awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.[1]
Prizes
[edit]Physics
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Georges Charpak
(1924–2010) |
 French
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"for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber" | [2] |
Chemistry
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Rudolph A. Marcus
(b. 1923) |
 Canadian
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"for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems" | [3] |
Physiology or Medicine
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Edmond H. Fischer
(1920–2021) |
 Switzerland
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"for their discoveries concerning reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulatory mechanism" | [4] |
| Edwin G. Krebs
(1918–2009) |
 United States
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Literature
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Derek Walcott
(1930–2017) |
 Saint Lucia
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"for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment" | [5] |
Peace
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Rigoberta Menchú
(born 1959) |
 Guatemala
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"for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples." | [6] |
Economic Sciences
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Gary Becker
(1930–2014) |
United States
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"for having extended the domain of microeconomic analysis to a wide range of human behaviour and interaction, including non-market behaviour" | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "All Nobel Prizes". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2007.
- ^ "Nobel Prize in Literature 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-10-14.