Nobel Laureates 1978

Physics:
Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa thumb picture Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa "for his basic inventions and discoveries in the area of low-temperature physics" Arno Allan Penzias thumb pictureRobert Woodrow Wilson thumb picture Arno Allan Penzias and Robert Woodrow Wilson "for their discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation"Arrow link
Chemistry:
Peter D. Mitchell thumb picture Peter D. Mitchell "for his contribution to the understanding of biological energy transfer through the formulation of the chemiosmotic theory"Arrow link
Physiology or Medicine:
Werner Arber thumb pictureDaniel Nathans thumb pictureHamilton O. Smith thumb picture Werner Arber, Daniel Nathans and Hamilton O. Smith "for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics"Arrow link
Literature:
Isaac Bashevis Singer thumb picture Isaac Bashevis Singer "for his impassioned narrative art which, with roots in a Polish-Jewish cultural tradition, brings universal human conditions to life"Arrow link
Peace:
Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat thumb pictureMenachem Begin thumb picture Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin Arrow link
Prize in Economics:
Herbert A. Simon thumb picture Herbert A. Simon "for his pioneering research into the decision-making process within economic organizations"Arrow link