2004 Nobel Prize Winners
2004-10-12 09:02
The Nobel Prize in Physics
"For the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction."
David J Gross
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
H David Politzer
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, USA
Frank Wilczek
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA
Three share Nobel prize
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
"For the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation."
Aaron Ciechanover
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Avram Hershko
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Irwin Rose
University of California, Irvine, USA
Cell experts scoop Nobel
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
For their discoveries of
"odorant receptors and the organisation of the olfactory system."
Richard Axel
Linda B Buck
Americans smell Nobel victory
The Nobel Prize in Literature
"For her musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that with extraordinary linguistic zeal reveal the absurdity of society's clichés and their subjugating power".
Elfriede Jelinek
Austrian writer wins Nobel
The Nobel Peace Prize
"For her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace."
Wangari Maathai
African woman wins peace prize
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
"For their work in determining the consistency of economic policy and the driving force behind business cycles worldwide."
Edward C Prescott
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ, USA; Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Finn E Kydland
Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University of California
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Academics win Nobel prize