Nobel Prize winners by year 9

Nobel Prize winners by year 9

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Nobel Prize winners by year (1931–40)
year category name country* achievement literary area
1931
chemistry Bergius, Friedrich Germany invention and development of chemical high-pressure methods
chemistry Bosch, Carl Germany invention and development of chemical high-pressure methods
literature Karlfeldt, Erik Axel (posthumous award) Sweden poet
peace Addams, Jane U.S.
physiology/
medicine Warburg, Otto Germany discovery of nature and action of respiratory enzyme
1932
chemistry Langmuir, Irving U.S. discoveries and investigations in surface chemistry
literature Galsworthy, John U.K. novelist
physics Heisenberg, Werner Germany creation of quantum mechanics
physiology/
medicine Adrian (of Cambridge), Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron (Adrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron) U.K. discoveries regarding function of neurons
physiology/
medicine Sherrington, Sir Charles Scott U.K. discoveries regarding function of neurons
1933
literature Bunin, Ivan Alekseyevich U.S.S.R. poet, novelist
peace Angell, Sir Norman U.K.
physics Dirac, P.A.M. U.K. introduction of wave equations in quantum mechanics
physics Schrödinger, Erwin Austria introduction of wave equations
in quantum mechanics
physiology/
medicine Morgan, Thomas Hunt U.S. heredity transmission functions of chromosomes
1934
chemistry Urey, Harold C. U.S. discovery of heavy hydrogen
literature Pirandello, Luigi Italy dramatist
peace Henderson, Arthur U.K.
physiology/
medicine Minot, George Richards U.S. discoveries concerning liver
treatment for anemia
physiology/
medicine Murphy, William P. U.S. discoveries concerning liver treatment for anemia
physiology/
medicine Whipple, George H. U.S. discoveries concerning liver
treatment for anemia
1935
chemistry Joliot-Curie, Frédéric and Irène France synthesis of new radioactive elements
peace Ossietzky, Carl von Germany
physics Chadwick, Sir James U.K. discovery of the neutron
physiology/
medicine Spemann, Hans Germany organizer effect in embryo
1936
chemistry Debye, Peter The Netherlands work on dipole moments and diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases
literature O'Neill, Eugene Karlfeldt, Erik AxelU.S. dramatist
peace Saavedra Lamas, Carlos Argentina
physics Anderson, Carl David U.S. discovery of the positron
physics Hess, Victor Francis Austria discovery of cosmic radiation
physiology/
medicine Dale, Sir Henry U.K. work on chemical transmission
of nerve impulses
physiology/
medicine Loewi, Otto Germany work on chemical transmission of nerve impulses
1937
chemistry Haworth, Sir Norman U.K. research on carbohydrates and vitamin C
chemistry Karrer, Paul Switzerland research on carotenoids,
flavins, and vitamins
literature Martin du Gard, Roger France novelist
peace Cecil (of Chelwood), Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount (Cecil, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount) U.K.
physics Davisson, Clinton Joseph U.S. experimental demonstration of the interference phenomenon in crystals irradiated by electrons
physics Thomson, Sir George Paget U.K. experimental demonstration of the interference phenomenon in crystals irradiated by electrons
physiology/
medicine Szent-Györgyi, Albert Hungary work on biological combustion
1938
chemistry Kuhn, Richard (declined) Germany carotenoid and vitamin research
literature Buck, Pearl U.S. novelist
physics Fermi, Enrico Italy disclosure of artificial radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation
physiology/
medicine Heymans, Corneille Belgium discovery of role of sinus
and aortic mechanisms in
respiration regulation
1939
chemistry Butenandt, Adolf (declined) Germany work on sexual hormones
chemistry Ruzicka, Leopold (Ružička, Leopold) Switzerland work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes
literature Sillanpää, Frans Eemil Finland novelist
physics Lawrence, Ernest Orlando U.S. invention of the cyclotron
physiology/
medicine Domagk, Gerhard (declined) Germany antibacterial effect of Prontosil
*Nationality given is the citizenship of recipient at the time award was made. Prizes may be withheld or not awarded in years when no worthy recipient can be found or when the world situation (e.g., World Wars I and II) prevents the gathering of information needed to reach a decision.
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