Youngest nobel prize winners (AGE)

Malala Yousafzai (Age: 17)

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist for female education, became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history at the age of 17. Her unwavering advocacy for girls education, despite facing threats and attacks, has inspired millions worldwide.

Lawrence Bragg (Age: 25)

Lawrence Bragg, the Australian-British physicist, was a true prodigy. At the age of 25, he became the second-youngest Nobel Prize laureate in Physics for his groundbreaking work in X-ray crystallography, a technique that revolutionized our understanding of matter.

Werner Heisenberg (Age: 31)

Werner Heisenberg, a German physicist, made significant contributions to the development of quantum mechanics, a fundamental theory of physics that describes the behavior of matter at the atomic and subatomic levels.

Paul AM Dirac (Age: 31)

Paul AM Dirac, the British physicist, predicted the existence of antimatter, a form of matter with opposite properties to ordinary matter. Their theoretical and experimental work led to a groundbreaking understanding of the universe.

Carl D Anderson (Age: 31)

Carl D Anderson, the American physicist, predicted the existence of antimatter, a form of matter with opposite properties to ordinary matter. Their theoretical and experimental work led to a groundbreaking understanding of the universe.

Tsung-Dao Lee (Age: 31)

Tsung-Dao Lee the Chinese-American physicists work led to the discovery of parity violation, a fundamental breakthrough in physics. Both were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics at the age of 31.

Chen Ning Yang (Age: 31)

Chen Ning Yang challenged the prevailing assumption of parity conservation and his work led to the discovery of parity violation, a fundamental breakthrough in physics.

Rudolf Mossbauer (Age: 32)

Rudolf Mössbauer, a German physicist, developed Mössbauer spectroscopy, a technique that utilizes the Mössbauer effect to study the properties of materials at the atomic level. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics at the age of 32.

Frederick Grant Banting and John Macleod (Age: 32)

Frederick Grant Banting and John Macleod, the Canadian physiologists, made a groundbreaking discovery that revolutionized the treatment of diabetes: insulin. Both were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine at the age of 32.

Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams (Age: 32)

Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams, the Northern Irish activists, co-founded the Community of Peace People, an organization dedicated to promoting peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Their tireless efforts and unwavering commitment to peace were recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 32.