Nobel Laureates 1956

Physics:
William Bradford Shockley thumb pictureJohn Bardeen thumb pictureWalter Houser Brattain thumb picture William Bradford Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain "for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect"Arrow link
Chemistry:
Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood thumb pictureNikolay Nikolaevich Semenov thumb picture Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood and Nikolay Nikolaevich Semenov "for their researches into the mechanism of chemical reactions"Arrow link
Physiology or Medicine:
André Frédéric Cournand thumb pictureWerner Forssmann thumb pictureDickinson W. Richards thumb picture André Frédéric Cournand, Werner Forssmann and Dickinson W. Richards "for their discoveries concerning heart catheterization and pathological changes in the circulatory system"Arrow link
Literature:
Juan Ramón Jiménez thumb picture Juan Ramón Jiménez "for his lyrical poetry, which in Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistical purity"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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