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Physics:
Percy Williams Bridgman
"for the invention of an apparatus to produce extremely high pressures, and for the discoveries he made therewith in the field of high pressure physics"
Chemistry:
James Batcheller Sumner
"for his discovery that enzymes can be crystallized"
John Howard Northrop
and
Wendell Meredith Stanley
"for their preparation of enzymes and virus proteins in a pure form"
Physiology or Medicine:
Hermann Joseph Muller
"for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation"
Literature:
Hermann Hesse
"for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of style"
Peace:
Emily Greene Balch
and
John Raleigh Mott
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