All Nobel Prizes (1946-1950): 1950 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1950 Cecil Frank Powell "for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and his discoveries regarding mesons made with this method" The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1950 Otto Paul Hermann DielsandKurt Alder "for their discovery and development of the diene synthesis" The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1950 Edward Calvin Kendall,Tadeus ReichsteinandPhilip Showalter Hench "for their discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects" The Nobel Prize in Literature 1950 Earl (Bertrand Arthur William) Russell "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought" The Nobel Peace Prize 1950 Ralph Bunche 1949 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1949 Hideki Yukawa "for his prediction of the existence of mesons on the basis of theoretical work on nuclear forces" The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1949 William Francis Giauque "for his contributions in the field of chemical thermodynamics, particularly concerning the behaviour of substances at extremely low temperatures" The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1949 Walter Rudolf Hess "for his discovery of the functional organization of the interbrain as a coordinator of the activities of the internal organs" Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz "for his discovery of the therapeutic value of leucotomy in certain psychoses" The Nobel Prize in Literature 1949 William Faulkner "for his powerful and artistically unique contribution to the modern American novel" The Nobel Peace Prize 1949 Lord (John) Boyd Orr of Brechin 1948 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1948 Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett "for his development of the Wilson cloud chamber method, and his discoveries therewith in the fields of nuclear physics and cosmic radiation" The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1948 Arne Wilhelm Kaurin Tiselius "for his research on electrophoresis and adsorption analysis, especially for his discoveries concerning the complex nature of the serum proteins" The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1948 Paul Hermann Müller "for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods" The Nobel Prize in Literature 1948 Thomas Stearns Eliot "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry" The Nobel Peace Prize 1948 No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section. 1947 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1947 Sir Edward Victor Appleton "for his investigations of the physics of the upper atmosphere especially for the discovery of the so-called Appleton layer" The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1947 Sir Robert Robinson "for his investigations on plant products of biological importance, especially the alkaloids" The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947 Carl Ferdinand CoriandGerty Theresa Cori, née Radnitz "for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen" Bernardo Alberto Houssay "for his discovery of the part played by the hormone of the anterior pituitary lobe in the metabolism of sugar" The Nobel Prize in Literature 1947 André Paul Guillaume Gide "for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human problems and conditions have been presented with a fearless love of truth and keen psychological insight" The Nobel Peace Prize 1947 Friends Service Council (The Quakers) American Friends Service Committee (The Quakers) 1946 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1946 Percy Williams Bridgman "for the invention of an apparatus to produce extremely high pressures, and for the discoveries he made therewith in the field of high pressure physics" The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1946 James Batcheller Sumner "for his discovery that enzymes can be crystallized" John Howard NorthropandWendell Meredith Stanley "for their preparation of enzymes and virus proteins in a pure form" The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1946 Hermann Joseph Muller "for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation" The Nobel Prize in Literature 1946 Hermann Hesse "for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of style" The Nobel Peace Prize 1946 Emily Greene Balch John Raleigh Mott