Nobel Prize Winners of 1908: Full List of Laureates and Their Achievements
Nobel Prize Winners 1908: Discover the Laureates of 1908
Chemistry
Ernest Rutherford for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances.
Peace
Fredrik Bajer for their long time work for the cause of peace as politicians, peace society leaders, orators and authors.
Klas Pontus Arnoldson for their long time work for the cause of peace as politicians, peace society leaders, orators and authors.
Physics
Gabriel Lippmann for his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference.
Physiology or Medicine
Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in recognition of their work on immunity.
Paul Ehrlich in recognition of their work on immunity.
Literature
Rudolf Christoph Eucken in recognition of his earnest search for truth, his penetrating power of thought, his wide range of vision, and the warmth and strength in presentation with which in his numerous works he has vindicated and developed an idealistic philosophy of life.
Economic Sciences
Memorable Moments and Contributions
Peace - The 1908 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Klas Pontus Arnoldson "for his lifelong work for international peace and reconciliation, and especially for his decisive initiative to bring about the abolition of military conscription in Sweden".
Physics - The 1908 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Gabriel Lippmann "for his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference".
Chemistry - The 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Ernest Rutherford "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances".
Literature - The 1908 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Rudolf Christoph Eucken "in recognition of his earnest search for truth, his penetrating power of thought, his wide range of vision, and the warmth and strength in presentation with which in his numerous works he has vindicated and developed an idealistic philosophy of life".
Physiology or Medicine - The 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Ilya Mechnikov and Paul Ehrlich "in recognition of their work on immunity".
FAQ Section
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908?
Fredrik Bajer and Klas Pontus Arnoldson won the Nobel Peace Prize PEA - Danish educator and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1837).
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1908?
Rudolf Christoph Eucken won the Nobel Prize in Literature LIT - German philosopher and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1846).
What scientific breakthroughs were recognized by the Nobel Prizes in 1908?
Gabriel Lippmann won the Nobel Prize in Physics PHY - Luxembourger physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1845). Ernest Rutherford won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry CHE - New zealand-english physicist and chemist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1871).
