Nobel Laureates 1997

Physics:
Steven Chu thumb pictureClaude Cohen-Tannoudji thumb pictureWilliam D. Phillips thumb picture Steven Chu, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and William D. Phillips "for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light"Arrow link
Chemistry:
Paul D. Boyer thumb pictureJohn E. Walker thumb picture Paul D. Boyer and John E. Walker "for their elucidation of the enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)" Jens C. Skou thumb picture Jens C. Skou "for the first discovery of an ion-transporting enzyme, Na+, K+ -ATPase"Arrow link
Physiology or Medicine:
Stanley B. Prusiner thumb picture Stanley B. Prusiner "for his discovery of Prions - a new biological principle of infection"Arrow link
Literature:
Dario Fo thumb picture Dario Fo "who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden"Arrow link
Peace:
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) thumb pictureJody Williams thumb picture International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and Jody Williams "for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines"Arrow link
Prize in Economics:
Robert C. Merton thumb pictureMyron S. Scholes thumb picture Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes "for a new method to determine the value of derivatives"Arrow link
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