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1999 Nobel Prizes

 

 

Peace
Medical relief workers, Doctors Without Borders, win the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.(10/15/99)

Economics
Robert Mundell wins the 1999 Nobel Prize for economics for his work creating the basis for the European common currency. (10/13/99)

Physics
Two Dutch physics professors were awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize for Physics for putting particle physics theories on a firmer mathematical foundation. (10/12/99)

Physics
Ahmed Zewail was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developing the "world's fastest camera" to watch atoms move during a chemical reaction. (10/12/99)

Physiology or Medicine
Dr. Günter Blobel, the 1999 Nobel Prize winner, discusses his research into cellular protein transport. (10/11/99)

Literature
Two experts discuss the work of the 71- year-old German writer and 1999 Nobel Prize winner, Günter Grass. (10/1/99)


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