Nobel Prize Winners of 1996: Full List of Laureates and Their Achievements

Peace - The 1996 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta "for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor." Their efforts played a crucial role in the eventual independence of East Timor from Indonesia.

Physics - The 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to David M. Lee, Douglas D. Osheroff, and Robert C. Richardson for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3. Their work provided important insights into the behavior of quantum systems and the nature of matter at extremely low temperatures.

Chemistry - The 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Robert F. Curl Jr., Sir Harold W. Kroto, and Richard E. Smalley for their discovery of fullerenes, a new form of carbon. Fullerenes have since been used in a wide range of applications, including materials science, nanotechnology, and medicine.

Literature - The 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Wisława Szymborska "for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality." Szymborska was a Polish poet known for her unique and insightful perspectives on the human condition.

Economic Sciences - The 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to James A. Mirrlees and William Vickrey "for their fundamental contributions to the economic theory of incentives under asymmetric information." Their work has had a significant impact on the understanding of how individuals and organizations make decisions in the face of incomplete information.

Physiology or Medicine - The 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Peter C. Doherty and Rolf M. Zinkernagel for their discoveries concerning the specificity of the cell-mediated immune response. Their work helped to explain how the immune system recognizes and responds to foreign substances, which has had a significant impact on the understanding and treatment of various diseases.

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996?

Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta won the Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Prize laureate for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor.

Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996?

Wisława Szymborska won the Nobel Prize in Literature LIT - Polish poet and translator, nobel prize laureate (b. 1923).

Who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1996?

James A. Mirrlees and William Vickrey won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Nobel Prize laureate for their fundamental contributions to the economic theory of incentives under asymmetric information.

What scientific breakthroughs were recognized by the Nobel Prizes in 1996?

David M. Lee, Douglas D. Osheroff and Robert C. Richardson won the Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel Prize laureate for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3. Richard E. Smalley, Robert F. Curl Jr. and Sir Harold W. Kroto won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize laureate for their discovery of fullerenes.