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Physics:
Jerome I. Friedman
,
Henry W. Kendall
and
Richard E. Taylor
"for their pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons, which have been of essential importance for the development of the quark model in particle physics"
Chemistry:
Elias James Corey
"for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis"
Physiology or Medicine:
Joseph E. Murray
and
E. Donnall Thomas
"for their discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of human disease"
Literature:
Octavio Paz
"for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity"
Peace:
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
"for his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community"
Prize in Economics:
Harry M. Markowitz
,
Merton H. Miller
and
William F. Sharpe
"for their pioneering work in the theory of financial economics"
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