prix Nobel 1939 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Chimie

   Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt

   Chimie

   for his work on sex hormones

2. Chimie

   Leopold Ruzicka

   Chimie

   for his work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes

3. Médecine

   Gerhard Domagk

   Biologie

   for the discovery of the antibacterial effects of prontosil

4. Physique

   Ernest Orlando Lawrence

   Physique

   for the invention and development of the cyclotron and for results obtained with it, especially with regard to artificial radioactive elements