The Nobel Prize in Physics
Willis Eugene Lamb "for his discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum"

The Nobel Prize in Physics
Polykarp Kusch "for his precision determination of the magnetic moment of the electron"

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Vincent du Vigneaud "for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell "for his discoveries concerning the nature and mode of action of oxidation enzymes"

The Nobel Prize in Literature
Halldór Kiljan Laxness "for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland"

The Nobel Peace Prize
No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section.