Nobel Laureates 1939

Physics:
Ernest Orlando Lawrence thumb picture Ernest Orlando Lawrence "for the invention and development of the cyclotron and for results obtained with it, especially with regard to artificial radioactive elements"Arrow link
Chemistry:
Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt thumb picture Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt "for his work on sex hormones" Leopold Ruzicka thumb picture Leopold Ruzicka "for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes"Arrow link
Physiology or Medicine:
Gerhard Domagk thumb picture Gerhard Domagk "for the discovery of the antibacterial effects of prontosil"Arrow link
Literature:
Frans Eemil Sillanpää thumb picture Frans Eemil Sillanpää "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature"Arrow link
Peace:
The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section
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