Nobel Laureates 1972

Physics:
John Bardeen thumb pictureLeon Neil Cooper thumb pictureJohn Robert Schrieffer thumb picture John Bardeen, Leon Neil Cooper and John Robert Schrieffer "for their jointly developed theory of superconductivity, usually called the BCS-theory"Arrow link
Chemistry:
Christian B. Anfinsen thumb picture Christian B. Anfinsen "for his work on ribonuclease, especially concerning the connection between the amino acid sequence and the biologically active conformation" Stanford Moore thumb pictureWilliam H. Stein thumb picture Stanford Moore and William H. Stein "for their contribution to the understanding of the connection between chemical structure and catalytic activity of the active centre of the ribonuclease molecule"Arrow link
Physiology or Medicine:
Gerald M. Edelman thumb pictureRodney R. Porter thumb picture Gerald M. Edelman and Rodney R. Porter "for their discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies"Arrow link
Literature:
Heinrich Böll thumb picture Heinrich Böll "for his writing which through its combination of a broad perspective on his time and a sensitive skill in characterization has contributed to a renewal of German literature"Arrow link
Peace:
The prize money for 1972 was allocated to the Main Fund
Prize in Economics:
John R. Hicks thumb pictureKenneth J. Arrow thumb picture John R. Hicks and Kenneth J. Arrow "for their pioneering contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theory"Arrow link
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