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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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