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1946

Nobel Prize Winners

8 laureates honored across 5 categories in the 46th Nobel Prize ceremony.

Total Laureates
8
Categories
05
Countries
02
Ceremony
46th Ceremony
Stockholm & Oslo

Physics

1 Laureate

Percy W. Bridgman

United States

for the invention of an apparatus to produce extremely high pressures, and for the discoveries he made therewith in the field of high pressure physics

Chemistry

3 Laureates

Physiology or Medicine

Hermann Joseph Muller

United States

for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation

Literature

1 Laureate

Hermann Hesse

Switzerland

for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of style

Peace

2 Laureates

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