Quite amazing, isn't it? How many more would it have had, had UK not had an arbitrary retirement age of 65 for its scientists?
Here's the list
14. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan 2009 Chemistry
American. Awarded joint prize for elucidating the structure of ribosomes.
13. Sir John Sulston 2002 Medicine/Physiology
British. Awarded joint prize for genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death.
12. Robert Horvitz 2002 Medicine/Physiology
American. Awarded joint prize for genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death.
11. Sydney Brenner 2002 Medicine/Physiology
South African born. Joint prize for genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death.
10. John Walker 1997 Chemistry
British. Gained prize for explaining "the enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate".
8&9. Fred Sanger 1958 and 1980 Chemistry
British. Awarded first prize for work on structure of proteins and a joint prize for base sequences in nucleic acids.
7. Georges Köhler 1984 Physiology/Medicine
German. Awarded joint prize for work on immune system theories and developing monoclonal antibodies.
6. Jim Watson 1962 Physiology/Medicine
American. Awarded prize for joint discovery concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids.
5. Cesar Milstein 1984 Physiology/Medicine
Argentinian born. Awarded joint prize for work on immune system theories and developing monoclonal antibodies.
4. Francis Crick 1962 Physiology/Medicine
British. Awarded prize for joint discovery concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids.
3. John Kendrew 1962 Chemistry
British. Awarded joint prize with Max Perutz for their studies of structures of globular proteins.
2. Max Perutz 1962 Chemistry
Austrian born. Awarded joint prize with John Kendrew for their studies of structures of globular proteins.
1. Sir Aaron Klug 1982 Chemistry
Lithuanian born. Awarded prize for work on crystallographic electron microscopy and nucleic acid-protein complexes.
