2005 Nobel Prize Winners

Chemistry

Yves Chauvin

for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis

Robert H. Grubbs

for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis

Richard R. Schrock

for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis

Economic Sciences

Robert J. Aumann

for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis

Thomas C. Schelling

for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis

Literature

Harold Pinter

who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms

Peace

International Atomic Energy Agency

for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way

Mohamed ElBaradei

for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way

Physics

Roy J. Glauber

for his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence

John L. Hall

for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique

Theodor W. Hänsch

for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique

Physiology or Medicine

Barry J. Marshall

for their discovery of the bacterium <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease

J. Robin Warren

for their discovery of the bacterium <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease