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▪ TableNobel Prize winners by name (D through F)name year category country* achievement literary areaDalai Lama 1989 peace TibetDale, Sir Henry 1936 physiology/medicine U.K. work on chemical transmission of nerve impulsesDalén, Nils 1912 physics Sweden invention of automatic regulators for lighting coastal beacons and light buoysDam, Henrik 1943 physiology/medicine Denmark discovery of vitamin KGabriel-Joachim (Dausset, Jean) 1980 physiology/medicine France investigations of genetic control of the response of the immune system to foreign substancesDavis, Raymond, Jr. 2002 physics U.S. detection of neutrinosJoseph (Davisson, Clinton Joseph) 1937 physics U.S. experimental demonstration of the interference phenomenon in crystals irradiated by electronsDawes, Charles G. 1925 peace U.S.de Klerk, F.W. 1993 peace South AfricaDebreu, Gerard 1983 economics U.S. mathematical proof of supply-and-demand theoryDebye, Peter 1936 chemistry TheNetherlands work on dipole moments and diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gasesDehmelt, Hans Georg 1989 physics U.S. development of methods to isolate atoms and subatomic particles for studyDeisenhofer, Johann 1988 chemistry West Germany discovery of the structure of proteins needed in photosynthesisDelbrück, Max 1969 physiology/medicine U.S. research and discoveries concerning viruses and viral diseasesDeledda, Grazia 1926 literature Italy novelistHermann (Diels, Otto Paul Hermann) 1950 chemistry West Germany discovery and development of diene synthesisDirac, P.A.M. 1933 physics U.K. introduction of wave equations in quantum mechanicsDoctors Without Borders 1999 peace (founded 1971)Doherty, Peter C. 1996 physiology/medicine Australia discovery of how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cellsDoisy, Edward Adelbert 1943 physiology/medicine U.S. discovery of the chemical nature of vitamin K(declined) 1939 physiology/medicine Germany antibacterial effect of Prontosildu Vigneaud, Vincent 1955 chemistry U.S. first synthesis of a polypeptide hormoneDucommun, Élie 1902 peace SwitzerlandDulbecco, Renato 1975 physiology/medicine U.S. interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cellDunant, Henri 1901 peace SwitzerlandDuve, Christian René de 1974 physiology/medicine Belgium research on structural and functional organization of cellsEbadi, Shirin (Maathai, Wangari) 2003 peace IranEccles, Sir John Carew 1963 physiology/medicine Australia study of the transmission of impulses along a nerve fibreEizaguirre, José (Echegaray y Eizaguirre, José) 1904 literature Spain dramatistEdelman, Gerald Maurice 1972 physiology/medicine U.S. research on the chemical structure of antibodiesEgas Moniz, António 1949 physiology/medicine Portugal therapeutic value of leucotomy in psychosesEhrlich, Paul 1908 physiology/medicine Germany work on immunityEigen, Manfred 1967 chemistry West Germany studies of extremely fast chemical reactionsEijkman, Christiaan 1929 physiology/medicine The Netherlands discovery of the antineuritic vitaminEinstein, Albert 1921 physics Switzerland work in theoretical physicsEinthoven, Willem 1924 physiology/medicine The Netherlands discovery of electrocardiogram mechanismElBaradei, Mohamed (International Atomic Energy Agency) 2005 peace EgyptElion, Gertrude Belle (Elion, Gertrude B.) 1988 physiology/medicine U.S. development of new classes of drugs for combating diseaseEliot, T.S. 1948 literature U.K. poet, criticElytis, Odysseus 1979 literature Greece poetEnders, John Franklin 1954 physiology/medicine U.S. cultivation of the poliomyelitis virus in tissue culturesEngle, Robert F. 2003 economics U.S. development of techniques for the analysis of time series dataErlanger, Joseph 1944 physiology/medicine U.S. researches on differentiated functions of nerve fibresErnst, Richard R. 1991 chemistry Switzerland improvements in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyErtl, Gerhard 2007 chemistry Germany studies of chemical processes on solid surfacesEsaki, Leo 1973 physics Japan tunneling in semiconductors and superconductorsEstournelles de Constant, Paul-H.-B. d' 1909 peace FranceEucken, Rudolf Christoph 1908 literature Germany philosopherEuler, Ulf von 1970 physiology/medicine Sweden discoveries concerning the chemistry of nerve impulse transmissionvon (Euler-Chelpin, Hans von) 1929 chemistry Sweden investigations in the fermentation of sugars and the enzyme action involvedEvans, Sir Martin J. 2007 physiology/medicine U.S. discovery of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cellsFaulkner, William 1949 literature U.S. novelistFenn, John B. 2002 chemistry U.S. development of techniques to identify and analyze proteins and other large moleculesFermi, Enrico 1938 physics Italy disclosure of artificial radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiationFert, Albert 2007 physics France discovery of giant magnetoresistanceFeynman, Richard P. 1965 physics U.S. basic principles of quantum electrodynamicsFibiger, Johannes 1926 physiology/medicine Denmark contributions to cancer researchFinsen, Niels Ryberg 1903 physiology/medicine Denmark treatment of skin diseases with lightFire, Andrew Z. 2006 physiology/medicine U.S. discovery of RNA interference—gene silencing by double-stranded RNAFischer, Edmond H. 1992 physiology/medicine U.S. discovery of the class of enzymes called protein kinasesFischer, Emil 1902 chemistry Germany work on sugar and purine synthesesFischer, Ernst Otto 1973 chemistry West Germany organometallic chemistryFischer, Hans 1930 chemistry Germany hemin, chlorophyll research; synthesis of heminFitch, Val Logsdon 1980 physics U.S. demonstration of simultaneous violation of both charge-conjugation and parity-inversion symmetriesFleming, Sir Alexander 1945 physiology/medicine U.K. discovery of penicillin and its curative valueFlorey, Baron (Florey, Howard Walter Florey, Baron) 1945 physiology/medicine Australia discovery of penicillin and its curative valueFlory, Paul J. 1974 chemistry U.S. studies of long-chain moleculesFo, Dario 1997 literature Italy dramatist, actorFogel, Robert William 1993 economics U.S. contributions to economic historyForssmann, Werner 1956 physiology/medicine West Germany discoveries concerning heart catheterization and circulatory changesFowler, William A. 1983 physics U.S. contributions to understanding the evolution and devolution of starsFrance, Anatole 1921 literature France novelistFranck, James 1925 physics Germany discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atomMikhaylovich (Frank, Ilya Mikhaylovich) 1958 physics U.S.S.R. discovery and interpretation of the Cherenkov effectFried, Alfred Hermann 1911 peace Austria-HungaryFriedman, Jerome Isaac 1990 physics U.S. discovery of quarksFriedman, Milton 1976 economics U.S. consumption analysis, monetary theory, and economic stabilization(FSC) (Friends Service Council) 1947 peace U.K.Frisch, Karl von 1973 physiology/medicine Austria discoveries in animal behaviour patternsFrisch, Ragnar 1969 economics Norway work in econometricsFukui Kenichi 1981 chemistry Japan orbital symmetry interpretation of chemical reactionsFurchgott, Robert F. 1998 physiology/medicine U.S. discovery that nitric oxide (NO) acts as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system*Nationality given is the citizenship of recipient at the time award was made. 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