Nobel Prizes and Laureates 1987
1. Nobel Laureates - J. Georg Bednorz and K. Alexander Müller
Field - Physics
Contribution - Important break-through in the discovery of superconductivity in ceramic materials.
2. Nobel Laureates - Donald J. Cram, Jean-Marie Lehn and Charles J. Pedersen
Field - Chemistry
Contribution - Development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity.
3. Nobel Laureates - Susumu Tonegawa
Field - Physiology or Medicine
Contribution - Discovery of the genetic principle for generation of antibody diversity
4. Nobel Laureates - Joseph Brodsky
Field - Literature
Contribution - All-embracing authorship, imbued with clarity of thought and poetic intensity.
5. Nobel Laureates - Oscar Arias Sanchez
Field - Peace
Contribution - Work for peace in Central America, efforts which led to the accord signed in Guatemala on August 7 this year.
6. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize - Robert M. Solow
Field - Economic Sciences
Contribution - Contributions to the theory of economic growth.