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1978

Nobel Prize Winners

11 laureates honored across 6 categories in the 78th Nobel Prize ceremony.

Total Laureates
11
Categories
06
Countries
06
Ceremony
78th Ceremony
Stockholm & Oslo

Physics

3 Laureates

Chemistry

1 Laureate

Peter D. Mitchell

United Kingdom

for his contribution to the understanding of biological energy transfer through the formulation of the chemiosmotic theory

Physiology or Medicine

Literature

1 Laureate

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Russia

for his impassioned narrative art which, with roots in a Polish-Jewish cultural tradition, brings universal human conditions to life

Peace

2 Laureates

Economic Sciences

Herbert Simon

United States

for his pioneering research into the decision-making process within economic organizations

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