Skip to content
at allows you to close the search form if needed
form
A button that allows you to close the search form if needed
Close Mobile Menu
Toggle Mobile Menu
●Nobel Prizes & laureates
●All Nobel Prizes
●Nobel Prizes 2023
●Physics prize
●Chemistry prize
●Medicine prize
●Literature prize
●Peace prize
●Prize in economic sciences
●About
●About the prize
●Alfred Nobel
●Award ceremonies
●Nomination
●Organisation
●Stories
●Educational
●Events & museums
●
hat allows you to close the search form if needed
rch form
A button that allows you to close the search form if needed
Enhanced Page Navigation
(一)
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1948
(二)
Award ceremony speech
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1948
●
Summary
●Laureates
●
Paul Müller
●
Presentation Speech
Share this
●
Facebook
●
X
●
LinkedIn
●
Email this page
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1948
Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.
Prize share: 1/1
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1948 was awarded to Paul Hermann Müller "for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods"
To cite this section
MLA style: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1948. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024. Wed. 12 Jun 2024. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1948/summary/>
Back to top
rs back to the top of the page
Eleven laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2023, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. Their work and discoveries range from effective mRNA vaccines and attosecond physics to fighting against the oppression of women.
See them all presented here.
Explore prizes and laureates
Look for popular awards and laureates in different fields, and discover the history of the Nobel Prize.
Tasked with a mission to manage Alfred Nobel's fortune and has ultimate responsibility for fulfilling the intentions of Nobel's will.
For more than a century, these academic institutions have worked independently to select Nobel Prize laureates.
Several outreach organisations and activities have been developed to inspire generations and disseminate knowledge about the Nobel Prize.
●Press
●Contact
●FAQ
●Privacy policy
●Technical support
●Terms of use
●For developers
●Media player
Join us
●
Facebook
●
Twitter
●
Instagram
●
Youtube
●
LinkedIn
The Nobel Prize
Copyright © Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024