The1992 Nobel Prizes were awarded by theNobel Foundation, based inSweden. Six categories were awarded:Physics,Chemistry,Physiology or Medicine,Literature,Peace, andEconomic Sciences.[1]
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 | Georges Charpak (1924–2010) |  French | "for his invention and development ofparticle detectors, in particular themultiwire proportional chamber" | [2] |
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.jpg) | Rudolph A. Marcus (b. 1923) |  Canadian
| "for his contributions to thetheory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems" | [3] |
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 | Edmond H. Fischer (1920–2021) |  Switzerland | "for their discoveries concerning reversibleproteinphosphorylation as a biological regulatory mechanism" | [4] |
| Edwin G. Krebs (1918–2009) |  United States | |||
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 | Derek Walcott (1930–2017) |  Saint Lucia | "for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment" | [5] |
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 | Rigoberta Menchú (born 1959) |  Guatemala | "for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples." | [6] |
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 | Gary Becker (1930–2014) | United States | "for having extended the domain of microeconomic analysis to a wide range ofhuman behaviour and interaction, including non-market behaviour" | [7] |