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Physics:
J. Georg Bednorz
and
K. Alexander Müller
"for their important break-through in the discovery of superconductivity in ceramic materials"
Chemistry:
Donald J. Cram
,
Jean-Marie Lehn
and
Charles J. Pedersen
"for their development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity"
Physiology or Medicine:
Susumu Tonegawa
"for his discovery of the genetic principle for generation of antibody diversity"
Literature:
Joseph Brodsky
"for an all-embracing authorship, imbued with clarity of thought and poetic intensity"
Peace:
Oscar Arias Sánchez
"for his work for peace in Central America, efforts which led to the accord signed in Guatemala on August 7 this year"
Prize in Economics:
Robert M. Solow
"for his contributions to the theory of economic growth"
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