Nobel Prize Winners of 1958: Full List of Laureates and Their Achievements
Nobel Prize Winners 1958: Discover the Laureates of 1958
Literature
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition.
Physiology or Medicine
Edward Lawrie Tatum for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events.
George Wells Beadle for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events.
Joshua Lederberg for his discoveries concerning genetic recombination and the organization of the genetic material of bacteria.
Chemistry
Frederick Sanger for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin.
Peace
Georges Pire for his efforts to help refugees to leave their camps and return to a life of freedom and dignity.
Physics
Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect.
Il´ja Mikhailovich Frank for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect.
Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect.
Economic Sciences
Memorable Moments and Contributions
Peace - The 1958 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Dominique Pire "for his work in providing relief to the victims of the Hungarian uprising against the Soviet Union in 1956 and his efforts to reconcile East and West". Pire's humanitarian efforts and his work towards reconciliation between the East and West have been recognized as significant contributions to the cause of peace.
Physics - The 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov, Il'ja Mikhailovich Frank, and Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm "for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect". Their work on the Cherenkov radiation, which is emitted when charged particles move through a transparent medium at a speed greater than the phase velocity of light in that medium, has had a significant impact on the fields of particle physics and astrophysics.
Chemistry - The 1958 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Frederick Sanger "for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin". Sanger's groundbreaking research on the amino acid sequence of insulin laid the foundation for the understanding of protein structure and function, which has had far-reaching implications in biochemistry, medicine, and biotechnology.
Literature - The 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Boris Pasternak "for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic novel". Pasternak's novel "Doctor Zhivago" is considered a masterpiece of 20th-century literature and has had a lasting impact on the literary landscape.
Physiology or Medicine - The 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to George Wells Beadle, Edward Lawrie Tatum, and Joshua Lederberg "for their discoveries concerning the biological effects of radiation on hereditary material, and for their discoveries concerning the genetic control of metabolic processes". Their work on the genetic control of metabolic processes and the effects of radiation on hereditary material has been instrumental in the development of modern genetics and molecular biology.
FAQ Section
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958?
Georges Pire won the Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Prize laureate for his efforts to help refugees to leave their camps and return to a life of freedom and dignity.
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958?
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak won the Nobel Prize in Literature Nobel Prize laureate for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition.
What scientific breakthroughs were recognized by the Nobel Prizes in 1958?
Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm, Il´ja Mikhailovich Frank and Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov won the Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel Prize laureate for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect. Frederick Sanger won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry CHE - English biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2013).
