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▪ TableNobel Prize winners by year (1921–30)year category name country* achievement literary area1921chemistry Soddy, Frederick U.K. chemistry of radioactive substances; occurrence and nature of isotopesliterature France, Anatole France novelistpeace Branting, Karl Hjalmar Swedenpeace Lange, Christian Lous Norwayphysics Einstein, Albert Switzerland work in theoretical physics1922chemistry Aston, Francis William U.K. work with mass spectrograph; whole-number ruleliterature Benavente y Martínez, Jacinto Spain dramatistpeace Nansen, Fridtjof Norwayphysics Bohr, Niels Denmark investigation of atomic structure and radiationphysiology/medicine Hill, A.V. U.K. discoveries concerning heat production in musclesphysiology/medicine Meyerhof, Otto Germany work on metabolism of lactic acid in muscles1923chemistry Pregl, Fritz Austria method of microanalysis of organic substancesliterature Yeats, William Butler Ireland poetphysics Millikan, Robert Andrews U.S. work on elementary electric charge and the photoelectric effectphysiology/medicine Banting, Sir Frederick Grant Canada discovery of insulinphysiology/medicine Macleod, J.J.R. U.K. discovery of insulin1924literature Reymont, Wladyslaw Stanislaw (Reymont, Władysław Stanisław) Poland novelistphysics Siegbahn, Karl Manne Georg Sweden work in X-ray spectroscopyphysiology/medicine Einthoven, Willem The Netherlands discovery of electrocardiogram mechanism1925chemistry Zsigmondy, Richard Austria elucidation of the heterogeneous nature of colloidal solutionsliterature Shaw, George Bernard Ireland dramatistpeace Chamberlain, Sir Austen U.K.peace Dawes, Charles G. U.S.physics Franck, James Germany discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atomphysics Hertz, Gustav Germany discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom1926chemistry Svedberg, Theodor H.E. Sweden work on disperse systemsliterature Deledda, Grazia Italy novelistpeace Briand, Aristide Francepeace Stresemann, Gustav Germanyphysics Perrin, Jean France work on discontinuous structure of matterphysiology/medicine Fibiger, Johannes Denmark contributions to cancer research1927chemistry Wieland, Heinrich Otto Germany researches into the constitution of bile acidsliterature Bergson, Henri France philosopherpeace Buisson, Ferdinand- Édouard (Buisson, Ferdinand-Édouard) Francepeace Quidde, Ludwig Germanyphysics Compton, Arthur Holly U.S. discovery of wavelength change in diffused X-raysphysics Wilson, C.T.R. U.K. method of making visible the paths of electrically charged particlesphysiology/medicine Wagner-Jauregg, Julius Austria work on malaria inoculation in dementia paralytica1928chemistry Windaus, Adolf Germany constitution of sterols and their connection with vitaminsliterature Undset, Sigrid Norway novelistphysics Richardson, Sir Owen Willans U.K. work on electron emission by hot metalsphysiology/medicine Nicolle, Charles-Jules-Henri France work on typhus1929chemistry Euler-Chelpin, Hans von Sweden investigations in the fermentation of sugars and the enzyme action involvedchemistry Harden, Sir Arthur U.K. investigations in the fermentation of sugars and the enzyme action involvedliterature Mann, Thomas Germany novelistpeace Kellogg, Frank B. U.S.physics duc (duke) de (Broglie, Louis-Victor, 7e duc de) France discovery of the wave nature of electronsphysiology/medicine Eijkman, Christiaan The Netherlands discovery of the antineuritic vitaminphysiology/medicine Hopkins, Sir Frederick Gowland U.K. discovery of growth-stimulating vitamins1930chemistry Fischer, Hans Germany hemin, chlorophyll research; synthesis of heminliterature Lewis, Sinclair U.S. novelistpeace Söderblom, Nathan Swedenphysics Raman, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata India work on light diffusion; discovery of Raman effectphysiology/medicine Landsteiner, Karl U.S. grouping of human blood types*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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