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▪ TableNobel Prize winners by year (1971–80)year category name country* achievement literary area1971chemistry Herzberg, Gerhard Canada research in the structure of moleculeseconomics Kuznets, Simon U.S. extensive research on the economic growth of nationsliterature Neruda, Pablo Chile poetpeace Brandt, Willy West Germanyphysics Gabor, Dennis U.K. invention of holographyphysiology/medicine Sutherland, Earl W., Jr. U.S. action of hormones1972chemistry Anfinsen, Christian B. U.S. fundamental contributions to enzyme chemistrychemistry Moore, Stanford U.S. fundamental contributions to enzyme chemistrychemistry Stein, William H. U.S. fundamental contributions to enzyme chemistryeconomics Arrow, Kenneth J. U.S. contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theoryeconomics Hicks, Sir John R. U.K. contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theoryliterature Böll, Heinrich West Germany novelistphysics Bardeen, John U.S. development of the theory of superconductivityphysics Cooper, Leon N. U.S. development of the theory of superconductivityphysics Schrieffer, John Robert U.S. development of the theory of superconductivityphysiology/medicine Edelman, Gerald Maurice U.S. research on the chemical structure of antibodiesphysiology/medicine Porter, Rodney Robert U.K. research on the chemical structure of antibodies1973chemistry Fischer, Ernst Otto West Germany organometallic chemistrychemistry Wilkinson, Sir Geoffrey U.K. organometallic chemistryeconomics Leontief, Wassily U.S. input-output analysisliterature White, Patrick Australia novelistpeace Kissinger, Henry A. U.S.peace Le Duc Tho (declined) North Vietnamphysics Esaki, Leo Japan tunneling in semiconductors and superconductorsphysics Giaever, Ivar U.S. tunneling in semiconductors and superconductorsphysics Josephson, Brian D. U.K. tunneling in semiconductors and superconductorsphysiology/medicine Frisch, Karl von Austria discoveries in animal behaviour patternsphysiology/medicine Lorenz, Konrad Austria discoveries in animal behaviour patternsphysiology/medicine Tinbergen, Nikolaas U.K. discoveries in animal behaviour patterns1974chemistry Flory, Paul J. U.S. studies of long-chain moleculeseconomics Hayek, Friedrich von (Hayek, F.A.) U.K. pioneering analysis of the interdependence of economic, social, and institutional phenomenaeconomics Myrdal, Gunnar Sweden pioneering analysis of the interdependence of economic, social, and institutional phenomenaliterature Johnson, Eyvind Sweden novelistliterature Martinson, Harry Sweden novelist, poetpeace MacBride, Seán Irelandpeace Sato Eisaku (Satō Eisaku) Japanphysics Hewish, Antony U.K. work in radio astronomyphysics Ryle, Sir Martin U.K. work in radio astronomyphysiology/medicine Claude, Albert U.S. research on structural and functional organization of cellsphysiology/medicine Duve, Christian René de Belgium research on structural and functional organization of cellsphysiology/medicine Palade, George E. U.S. research on structural and functional organization of cells1975chemistry Cornforth, Sir John Warcup (Cornforth, Sir John) U.K. work in stereochemistrychemistry Prelog, Vladimir Switzerland work in stereochemistryeconomics Kantorovich, Leonid Vitalyevich U.S.S.R. contributions to the theory of optimum allocation of resourceseconomics Koopmans, Tjalling C. U.S. contributions to the theory of optimum allocation of resourcesliterature Montale, Eugenio Italy poetpeace Sakharov, Andrey Dmitriyevich U.S.S.R.physics Bohr, Aage N. Denmark work on the atomic nucleus that paved the way for nuclear fusionphysics Mottelson, Ben R. Denmark work on the atomic nucleus that paved the way for nuclear fusionphysics Rainwater, James U.S. work on the atomic nucleus that paved the way for nuclear fusionphysiology/medicine Baltimore, David U.S. interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cellphysiology/medicine Dulbecco, Renato U.S. interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cellphysiology/medicine Temin, Howard Martin U.S. interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell1976chemistry Lipscomb, William Nunn, Jr. U.S. structure of boraneseconomics Friedman, Milton U.S. consumption analysis, monetary theory, and economic stabilizationliterature Bellow, Saul U.S. novelistpeace Corrigan, Mairéad (Corrigan-Maguire, Mairéad) Northern Irelandpeace Williams, Betty Northern Irelandphysics Richter, Burton U.S. discovery of new class of elementary particles (psi, or J)physics Ting, Samuel C.C. U.S. discovery of new class of elementary particles (psi, or J)physiology/medicine Blumberg, Baruch S. U.S. studies of origin and spread of infectious diseasesphysiology/medicine Gajdusek, D. Carleton U.S. studies of origin and spread of infectious diseases1977chemistry Prigogine, Ilya Belgium widening the scope of thermodynamicseconomics Meade, James Edward U.K. contributions to theory of international tradeeconomics Ohlin, Bertil Sweden contributions to theory of international tradeliterature Aleixandre, Vicente Spain poetpeace Amnesty International (founded 1961)physics Anderson, Philip W. U.S. contributions to understanding the behaviour of electrons in magnetic, noncrystalline solidsphysics Mott, Sir Nevill F. U.K. contributions to understanding the behaviour of electrons in magnetic, noncrystalline solidsphysics Van Vleck, John H. U.S. contributions to understanding the behaviour of electrons in magnetic, noncrystalline solidsphysiology/medicine Guillemin, Roger Charles Louis U.S. research on pituitary hormonesphysiology/medicine Schally, Andrew Victor (Schally, Andrew V.) U.S. research on pituitary hormonesphysiology/medicine Yalow, Rosalyn S. U.S. development of radioimmunoassay1978chemistry Mitchell, Peter Dennis U.K. formulation of a theory of energy transfer processes in biological systemseconomics Simon, Herbert Alexander (Simon, Herbert A.) U.S. decision-making processes in economic organizationsliterature Singer, Isaac Bashevis U.S. novelistpeace Begin, Menachem Israelpeace Sadat, Anwar el- (Sādāt, Anwar el-) Egyptphysics Kapitsa, Pyotr Leonidovich U.S.S.R. invention and application of helium liquefierphysics Penzias, Arno U.S. discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, providing support for the big-bang theoryphysics Wilson, Robert Woodrow U.S. discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, providing support for the big-bang theoryphysiology/medicine Arber, Werner Switzerland discovery and application of enzymes that fragment DNAphysiology/medicine Nathans, Daniel U.S. discovery and application of enzymes that fragment DNAphysiology/medicine Smith, Hamilton Othanel U.S. discovery and application of enzymes that fragment DNA1979chemistry Brown, Herbert Charles U.S. introduction of compounds of boron and phosphorus in the synthesis of organic substanceschemistry Wittig, Georg West Germany introduction of compounds of boron and phosphorus in the synthesis of organic substanceseconomics Lewis, Sir Arthur U.K. analyses of economic processes in developing nationseconomics Schultz, Theodore William U.S. analyses of economic processes in developing nationsliterature Elytis, Odysseus Greece poetpeace Teresa, Mother (Teresa, Blessed Mother) Indiaphysics Glashow, Sheldon Lee U.S. unification of electromagnetism and the weak interactions of subatomic particlesphysics Salam, Abdus Pakistan unification of electromagnetism and the weak interactions of subatomic particlesphysics Weinberg, Steven U.S. unification of electromagnetism and the weak interactions of subatomic particlesphysiology/medicine Cormack, Allan MacLeod U.S. development of the CAT scanphysiology/medicine Hounsfield, Sir Godfrey Newbold U.K. development of the CAT scan1980chemistry Berg, Paul U.S. first preparation of a hybrid DNAchemistry Gilbert, Walter U.S. development of chemical and biological analyses of DNA structurechemistry Sanger, Frederick U.K. development of chemical and biological analyses of DNA structureeconomics Klein, Lawrence Robert U.S. development and analysis of empirical models of business fluctuationsliterature Milosz, Czeslaw (Miłosz, Czesław) U.S. poetpeace Pérez Esquivel, Adolfo Argentinaphysics Cronin, James Watson U.S. demonstration of simultaneous violation of both charge-conjugation and parity-inversion symmetriesphysics Fitch, Val Logsdon U.S. demonstration of simultaneous violation of both charge-conjugation and parity-inversion symmetriesphysiology/medicine Benacerraf, Baruj U.S. investigations of genetic control of the response of the immune system to foreign substancesphysiology/medicineGabriel-Joachim (Dausset, Jean) France investigations of genetic control of the response of the immune system to foreign substancesphysiology/medicine Snell, George Davis U.S. investigations of genetic control of the response of the immune system to foreign substances*Nationality given is the citizenship of recipient at the time award was made. Prizes may be withheld or not awarded in years when no worthy recipient can be found or when the world situation (e.g., World Wars I and II) prevents the gathering of information needed to reach a decision.TopBack to Nobel Prize winners directorySee as table:
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