prix Nobel 1949 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Chimie

   William Francis Giauque

   Chimie

   for his contributions in the field of chemical thermodynamics, particularly concerning the behaviour of substances at extremely low temperatures

2. Médecine

   Walter Rudolf Hess

   Biologie

   for his discovery of the functional organization of the interbrain as a coordinator of the activities of the internal organs

3. Médecine

   Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz

   Biologie

   for his discovery of the therapeutic value of leucotomy in certain psychoses

4. Physique

   Hideki Yukawa

   Physique

   for his prediction of the existence of mesons on the basis of theoretical work on nuclear forces