Nobel Prizes in 1966

Physics 1966

Alfred Kastler, "for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms"

Literature 1966

Two winners: Shmuel Yosef Agnon, "for his profoundly characteristic narrative art with motifs from the life of the Jewish people" and Nelly Sachs, "for her outstanding lyrical and dramatic writing, which interprets Israel's destiny with touching strength"

Chemistry 1966

Robert S. Mulliken, "for his fundamental work concerning chemical bonds and the electronic structure of molecules by the molecular orbital method"


Medicine 1966

Two Winners: Peyton Rous, "for his discovery of tumour-inducing viruses" and Charles Brenton Huggins, "for his discoveries concerning hormonal treatment of prostatic cancer"


Peace 1966

No Winner in 1966