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1992 Nobel Prizes

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The 1992 Nobel Prizes were awarded by the Nobel Foundation, based in Sweden. Six categories were awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.[1]

Prizes

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Physics

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Awardee(s)
Georges Charpak

(1924–2010)

French "for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber" [2]

Chemistry

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Awardee(s)
Rudolph A. Marcus

(1923–2026)

Canadian

American

"for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems" [3]

Physiology or Medicine

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Awardee(s)
Edmond H. Fischer

(1920–2021)

 Switzerland

United States

"for their discoveries concerning reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulatory mechanism" [4]
Edwin G. Krebs

(1918–2009)

United States

Literature

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Awardee(s)
Derek Walcott

(1930–2017)

Saint Lucia "for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment" [5]
Awardee(s)
Rigoberta Menchú

(born 1959)

Guatemala "for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples." [6]

Economic Sciences

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Awardee(s)
Gary Becker

(1930–2014)

United States "for having extended the domain of microeconomic analysis to a wide range of human behaviour and interaction, including non-market behaviour" [7]

References

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  1. "All Nobel Prizes". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  2. "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  3. "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  4. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2007.
  5. "Nobel Prize in Literature 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  6. "The Nobel Peace Prize 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  7. "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1992". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-10-14.