Nobel Laureates 2009

Physics:
Charles K. Kao thumb picture Charles K. Kao "for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication" Willard S. Boyle thumb pictureGeorge E. Smith thumb picture Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith "for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor"Arrow link
Chemistry:
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan thumb pictureThomas A. Steitz thumb pictureAda E. Yonath thumb picture Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome"Arrow link
Physiology or Medicine:
Elizabeth H. Blackburn thumb pictureCarol W. Greider thumb pictureJack W. Szostak thumb picture Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak "for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase"Arrow link
Literature:
Herta Müller thumb picture Herta Müller "who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed"Arrow link
Peace:
Barack H. Obama thumb picture Barack H. Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"Arrow link
Prize in Economics:
Elinor Ostrom thumb picture Elinor Ostrom "for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons" Oliver E. Williamson thumb picture Oliver E. Williamson "for his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm"Arrow link
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