Nobel Prizes
Chemistry
, Cambridge, b. 1897, d. 1978; and PORTER, Lord (GEORGE), Great Britain, The Royal Institution, London, b. 1920: "for their studies of extremely fast chemical reactions, effected by disturbing the equlibrium by means of very short pulses of
Literature
ASTURIAS, MIGUEL ANGEL, Guatemala, b. 1899, d. 1974: "for his vivid literary achievement, deep-rooted in the national traits and traditions of Indian peoples of Latin America"
Peace
The prize money was allocated to the Main Fund (1/3) and to the Special Fund (2/3) of this prize section
Physiology or Medicine
The prize was awarded jointly to: GRANIT, RAGNAR, Sweden, The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, b. 1900 (in Helsinki, Finland), d. 1991; HARTLINE, HALDAN KEFFER, U.S.A., The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, b. 1903, d. 1983; and WALD, G
Physics
BETHE, HANS ALBRECHT, U.S.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, b. 1906 (in Strasbourg, then Germany): "for his contributions to the theory of nuclear reactions, especially his discoveries concerning the energy production in stars"