The1995 Nobel Prizes were awarded by theNobel Foundation, based inSweden. Six categories were awarded:Physics,Chemistry,Physiology or Medicine,Literature,Peace, andEconomic Sciences.[1]
Nobel Week took place from December 6 to 12, including programming such as lectures, dialogues, and discussions. The award ceremony and banquet for the Peace Prize were scheduled inOslo on December 10, while the award ceremony and banquet for all other categories were scheduled for the same day inStockholm.[2][3]
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Martin Lewis Perl (1927–2014) |  American | "for the discovery of thetau lepton" and "for pioneering experimental contributions tolepton physics" | [4] |
 | Frederick Reines (1918–1998) | "for the detection of theneutrino" and "for pioneering experimental contributions tolepton physics" | ||
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Paul J. Crutzen (1933–2021) |  Dutch | "for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation anddecomposition of ozone" | [5] |
 | Mario J. Molina (1943–2020) |  Mexican | ||
 | Frank Sherwood Rowland (1927–2012) | American | ||
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Edward B. Lewis (1918–2004) | United States | "for their discoveries concerning the genetic control of earlyembryonic development" | [6] |
.jpg) | Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (b. 1942) |  Germany | ||
 | Eric F. Wieschaus (b. 1947) | United States | ||
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Seamus Heaney (1939–2013) |  Ireland | "for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past" | [7] |
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Joseph Rotblat (1908–2005) |  Poland | "for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms." | [8] |
 | Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs |  Canada | ||
| Awardee(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Robert Lucas, Jr. (1937–2023) | United States | "for having developed and applied the hypothesis ofrational expectations, and thereby having transformedmacroeconomic analysis and deepened our understanding of economic policy" | [9] |