Physics
Charles H. Townes
“for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle”
Nikolay Basov
“for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle”
Alexander Prokhorov
“for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle”
Chemistry
Dorothy Hodgkin
“for her determinations by X-ray techniques of the structures of important biochemical substances”
Physiology or Medicine
Literature
Jean-Paul Sartre
“for his work which, rich in ideas and filled with the spirit of freedom and the quest for truth, has exerted a far-reaching influence on our age”
Peace
Martin Luther King Jr.
“for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population”