Physics
3 Laureates
Charles K. Kao
United Kingdom
“for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication”
Willard Boyle
Canada
“for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit - the CCD sensor”
George E. Smith
United States
“for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit - the CCD sensor”
Chemistry
3 Laureates
Physiology or Medicine
3 Laureates
Elizabeth Blackburn
Australia
“for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase”
Carol W. Greider
United States
“for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase”
Jack Szostak
United States
“for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase”
Literature
1 Laureate
Herta Müller
Romania
“who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed”
Peace
1 Laureate
Barack Obama
United States
“for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”
Economic Sciences
2 Laureates