The 1992 Nobel Prizes were awarded by the Nobel Foundation, based in Sweden. Six categories were awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.
Prizes
Physics +Awardee(s)Georges Charpak (1924–2010) French"for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber"
Chemistry Awardee(s)Rudolph A. Marcus (1923–2026) Canadian American"for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems"
Physiology or Medicine Awardee(s)Edmond H. Fischer (1920–2021)"for their discoveries concerning reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulatory mechanism"Edwin G. Krebs (1918–2009)
Literature
Awardee(s)Derek Walcott (1930–2017)"for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment"
Peace Awardee(s)Rigoberta Menchú (born 1959)"for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples."
Economic Sciences Awardee(s)Gary Becker (1930–2014)"for having extended the domain of microeconomic analysis to a wide range of human behaviour and interaction, including non-market behaviour"
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