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The 164 pages that link to Nobel Prize in Chemistry, each with the reason it gives.
FullereneNarrower topic: The 1996 prize recognized the discovery of fullerenes.
Max PerutzNarrower topic: Perutz shared the 1962 prize with John Kendrew for studies of globular proteins.
F. Sherwood RowlandNarrower topic: The 1995 prize recognized Rowland, Molina, and Crutzen for atmospheric ozone research.
FerroceneNarrower topic: Wilkinson and Fischer shared the 1973 prize for pioneering organometallic chemistry, including work on sandwich compounds.
Richard KuhnNarrower topic: Kuhn’s 1938 award belongs to this prize’s history and changing scientific context.
Jean-Marie LehnNarrower topic: The 1987 award recognized Lehn’s work alongside complementary achievements by Cram and Pedersen.
George de HevesyNarrower topic: De Hevesy's 1943 prize placed his isotope research among the field's recognized achievements.
Harold UreyNarrower topic: Urey received the 1934 prize for discovering heavy hydrogen and investigating its properties.
Osamu ShimomuraNarrower topic: Shimomura shared its 2008 award with Chalfie and Tsien for GFP research.
Ryōji NoyoriNarrower topic: The prize provides the broader context for Noyori’s 2001 recognition.
Vladimir PrelogNarrower topic: Its 1975 award recognized Prelog’s contributions to stereochemistry alongside Cornforth’s work.
Akira SuzukiNarrower topic: The 2010 prize recognized Suzuki, Heck, and Negishi for palladium-catalyzed coupling.
Richard SmalleyNarrower topic: The 1996 award recognized Smalley, Curl, and Kroto for their fullerene discovery.
Robert CurlNarrower topic: The 1996 prize recognized Curl, Kroto, and Smalley for their fullerene discovery.
Aaron CiechanoverNarrower topic: The 2004 prize recognized the trio’s discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation.
Adolf WindausNarrower topic: Windaus received the 1928 prize for research on the constitution of sterols and their connection with vitamins.
Akira YoshinoNarrower topic: The 2019 prize jointly recognized Yoshino, Whittingham, and Goodenough for lithium-ion batteries.
Avram HershkoNarrower topic: Hershko received the 2004 prize with Ciechanover and Rose for their discovery.
Harry KrotoNarrower topic: Its 1996 award recognized Kroto, Curl, and Smalley for their fullerene discovery.
Herbert C. BrownNarrower topic: The 1979 award recognized Brown’s organoborane work alongside Wittig’s reagent chemistry.
Hideki ShirakawaNarrower topic: The 2000 prize recognized Shirakawa, MacDiarmid, and Heeger for conductive polymer research.
Koichi TanakaNarrower topic: Tanaka received half of its 2002 award for advancing mass spectrometric analysis.
Martin ChalfieNarrower topic: Chalfie shared its 2008 award for work on GFP.
PolarographyNarrower topic: Heyrovský’s 1959 award recognized his discovery and development of polarographic methods.
Ahmed ZewailNarrower topic: Zewail received the 1999 prize for studying transition states in chemical reactions using femtosecond spectroscopy.
Alan J. HeegerNarrower topic: The 2000 prize recognized Heeger’s role in establishing conductive polymers.
Kurt AlderNarrower topic: Its 1950 award recognized Alder and Diels for their work on the reaction.
Melvin CalvinNarrower topic: Calvin received the 1961 prize for research on carbon dioxide assimilation in plants.
William E. MoernerNarrower topic: The 2014 award placed Moerner’s microscopy work within the Nobel tradition of recognizing chemical measurement advances.
Ben FeringaNarrower topic: The 2016 award recognized Feringa, Stoddart, and Sauvage for molecular-machine design and synthesis.
Derek BartonNarrower topic: Barton’s 1969 award placed conformational analysis among chemistry’s recognized advances.
Jens Christian SkouNarrower topic: The 1997 award recognized Skou’s discovery of the sodium–potassium pump.
Jerome KarleNarrower topic: Karle’s 1985 award placed his crystallographic work within the field’s highest honors.
John PolanyiNarrower topic: Its 1986 award recognized Polanyi alongside Herschbach and Lee.
Paul J. CrutzenNarrower topic: Crutzen’s 1995 award made atmospheric ozone chemistry a defining achievement in the prize’s history.
Richard Laurence Millington SyngeNarrower topic: The 1952 award recognized Synge and Martin’s development of partition chromatography.
Richard R. ErnstNarrower topic: Ernst’s 1991 award placed his spectroscopy advances among chemistry’s recognized achievements.
Stefan HellNarrower topic: The 2014 award recognized Hell, Betzig, and Moerner for super-resolved fluorescence microscopy.
William LipscombNarrower topic: The 1976 award recognized Lipscomb’s work on boranes and chemical bonding.
Cyril N. HinshelwoodNarrower topic: Its 1956 award recognized Hinshelwood and Semenov’s work on chemical reaction mechanisms.
Fritz PreglNarrower topic: Pregl’s 1923 award placed microanalysis among chemistry’s recognized advances.
Heinrich Otto WielandNarrower topic: The 1927 prize brought Wieland’s bile-acid research international recognition.
Nikolay SemyonovNarrower topic: The 1956 prize recognized Semyonov and Hinshelwood for research on chemical reaction mechanisms.
Norman HaworthNarrower topic: Haworth’s 1937 award recognized his research on carbohydrates and vitamin C.
Paul FloryNarrower topic: Flory received the 1974 award for fundamental achievements in polymer chemistry.
Richard Adolf ZsigmondyNarrower topic: Zsigmondy's 1925 award recognized his work on the heterogeneous nature of colloid solutions.