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1939

Nobel Prize Winners

5 laureates honored across 4 categories in the 39th Nobel Prize ceremony.

Total Laureates
5
Categories
04
Countries
04
Ceremony
39th Ceremony
Stockholm & Oslo

Physics

1 Laureate

Ernest Lawrence

United States

for the invention and development of the cyclotron and for results obtained with it, especially with regard to artificial radioactive elements

Chemistry

2 Laureates

Physiology or Medicine

Gerhard Domagk

Germany

for the discovery of the antibacterial effects of prontosil

Literature

1 Laureate

Frans Eemil Sillanpää

Finland

for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature

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