The World History Database · Nobel archive

Nobel Prize winners in 1979

Browse the laureates and Nobel awards represented for 1979.

8Prize entries

5Categories

Physics

2 indexed award entries in this category.

Steven Weinberg1979 · Physics · United States of America Abdus Salam1979 · Physics · Pakistan

Chemistry

2 indexed award entries in this category.

Georg Wittig1979 · Chemistry · Germany Herbert Charles Brown1979 · Chemistry · United States of America

Literature

1 indexed award entries in this category.

Odysseus Elytis1979 · Literature · Greece

Peace

1 indexed award entries in this category.

Mother Teresa1979 · Peace · India

Economic Sciences

2 indexed award entries in this category.

Theodore William Schultz1979 · Economic Sciences · United States of America Arthur Lewis1979 · Economic Sciences · Saint Lucia

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