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1987

Nobel Prize Winners

9 laureates honored across 6 categories in the 87th Nobel Prize ceremony.

Total Laureates
9
Categories
06
Countries
06
Ceremony
87th Ceremony
Stockholm & Oslo

Physics

2 Laureates

Chemistry

3 Laureates

Physiology or Medicine

Susumu Tonegawa

Japan

for his discovery of the genetic principle for generation of antibody diversity

Literature

1 Laureate

Joseph Brodsky

United States

for an all-embracing authorship, imbued with clarity of thought and poetic intensity

Peace

1 Laureate

Óscar Arias Sánchez

Costa Rica

for his work for lasting peace in Central America

Economic Sciences

Robert M. Solow

United States

for his contributions to the theory of economic growth

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