1994 Nobel Prizes

none The 1994 Nobel Prizes were awarded by the Nobel Foundation, based in Sweden. Six categories were awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.All Nobel Prizes https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/all-nobel-prizes/1999-1990/ 2024-12-11 NobelPrize.org en-US Nobel Week took place from December 6 to 12, including programming such as lectures, dialogues, and discussions. The award ceremony and banquet for the Peace Prize were scheduled in Oslo on December 10, while the award ceremony and banquet for all other categories were scheduled for the same day in Stockholm.The Nobel Peace Prize 1994 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1994/ceremony-speech/ 2024-12-13 NobelPrize.org en-USA Week of Experiences at the 1994 Nobel Prize Ceremonies - Robert D. Shull https://pswscience.org/meeting/a-week-of-experiences-at-the-1994-nobel-prize-ceremonies/ 2024-12-13 PSW Science en Prizes Physics +Awardee(s)91x91pxBertram Brockhouse (1918–2003)Canada Canadian"for the development of neutron spectroscopy" and "for pioneering contributions to the development of neutron scattering techniques for studies of condensed matter"The Nobel Prize in Physics 1994 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1994/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20080915060616/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1994/index.html 15 September 2008 9 October 2008 Nobel Foundation99x99pxClifford Shull (1915–2001)United States American"for the development of the neutron diffraction technique" and "for pioneering contributions to the development of neutron scattering techniques for studies of condensed matter" Chemistry Awardee(s)108x108pxGeorge A. Olah (1927–2017)Hungary Hungarian United States American"for his contribution to carbocation chemistry"The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1994 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1994/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20080813123448/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1994/index.html 13 August 2008 6 October 2008 Nobel Foundation Physiology or Medicine Awardee(s)89x89pxAlfred G. Gilman (1941–2015)United States"for their discovery of G-proteins and the role of these proteins in signal transduction in cells"The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1994 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1994/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20070718161542/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1994/index.html 18 July 2007 28 July 2007 Nobel Foundation80x80pxMartin Rodbell (1925–1998) Literature 1994 Nobel Prize in Literature Awardee(s)117x117pxKenzaburō Ōe (1935–2023)Japan 1947"who with poetic force creates an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today"Nobel Prize in Literature 1994 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1994/index.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20081019181013/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1994/index.html 2008-10-19 2008-10-17 Nobel Foundation Peace 1994 Nobel Peace Prize Awardee(s)109x109pxYasser Arafat (1929–2004)Palestine"for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East."The Nobel Peace Prize 1994 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1994/summary live https://web.archive.org/web/20081104054957/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1994/press.html 2008-11-04 2022-03-02 Nobel Foundation107x107pxYitzhak Rabin (1922–1995)Israel103x103pxShimon Peres (1923–2016) Economic Sciences Awardee(s)John Harsanyi (1920–2000)Hungary United States"for their pioneering analysis of equilibria in the theory of non-cooperative games"The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1994 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1994/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20081017212643/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1994/ 2008-10-17 2008-10-14 Nobel Foundation95x95pxJohn Forbes Nash (1928–2015)United States102x102pxReinhard Selten (1930–2016)Germany Controversies Economic Sciences The selection committee was divided on Nash's awarding, with some scrutinizing his mental illness and alleged anti-Semitism.Nasar, A Beautiful Mind, p. 356–373 As a result, the governing committee was amended with several changes: members served three-year instead of unlimited terms, and the prize's scope expanded to include political science, psychology, and sociology.Nasar, A Beautiful Mind, p. 372Samuel Brittan Samuel Brittan 19 December 2003 The not so noble Nobel Prize http://www.samuelbrittan.co.uk/text172_p.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090630015308/http://www.samuelbrittan.co.uk/text172_p.html 30 June 2009 26 November 2009 Financial Times Peace Arafat's awarding was criticized by many who scrutinized his actions as part of the Palestine Liberation Organization. In particular, Kåre Kristiansen, a member of the Nobel Committee, resigned in protest, calling him the "world's most prominent terrorist". On the other hand, Edward Said directed criticism toward Peres, Rabin, and the Oslo Accords.Edward Said Peace and Its Discontents: Essays on Palestine in the Middle East Peace Process Vintage 1996 0-679-76725-8 References Category:Nobel Prize by year Category:1994 awards