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1981

Nobel Prize Winners

10 laureates honored across 5 categories in the 81st Nobel Prize ceremony.

Total Laureates
10
Categories
05
Countries
05
Ceremony
81st Ceremony
Stockholm & Oslo

Physics

3 Laureates

Chemistry

2 Laureates

Physiology or Medicine

Literature

1 Laureate

Elias Canetti

United Kingdom

for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power

Economic Sciences

James Tobin

United States

for his analysis of financial markets and their relations to expenditure decisions, employment, production and prices

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