Nobel Prizes
Chemistry
The prize was awarded jointly to: FUKUI, KENICHI, Japan, Kyoto University, Kyoto, b. 1918, d. 1998; and HOFFMANN, ROALD, U.S.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, b. 1937 (in Zloczow, Poland): "for their theories, developed independently, con
Literature
CANETTI, ELIAS, Great Britain, b. 1905 (in Rustschuk, Bulgaria), d. 1994: "for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power"
Peace
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Physiology or Medicine
The prize was awarded one half to: SPERRY, ROGER W., U.S.A., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, b. 1913, d. 1994: "for his discoveries concerning the functional specialization of the cerebral hemispheres" and the other half j
Physics
The prize was awarded by one half jointly to: BLOEMBERGEN, NICOLAAS, U.S.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, b. 1920 (in the Netherlands); and SCHAWLOW, ARTHUR L., U.S.A., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, b. 1921: "for their contributi
Pulitzer Prizes
Drama
Beth Henley ... "Crimes of the Heart"
Fiction
John Kennedy Toole ... "A Confederacy of Dunces"
History
Lawrence A. Cremin ... "American Education: The American Experience 1783-1876" International Reporting: Shirley Christian ... "Miami Herald" National Reporting: John M. Crewdson ... "New York Times"
Public Service
"Charlotte (NC) Observer"