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The 1996 Nobel Prizes in Science

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has again recognized four sets of researchers for their outstanding contributions. Here is a look at the work behind these achievements in chemistry, physics, medicine and economics

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John Rennie is a former editor in chief of Scientific American.

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PAUL WALLICH is a staff writer for Scientific American.

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Philip Yam is the managing editor of ScientificAmerican.com, responsible for the overall news content online. He began working at the magazine in 1989, first as a copyeditor and then as a features editor specializing in physics. He is the author of The Pathological Protein: Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting and Other Prion Diseases.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 276 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “The 1996 Nobel Prizes in Science” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 276 No. 1 (), p. 14
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0197-14