Timeline Monday 10 December 1990

Events on Monday 10 December 1990 5

• 1990 Elias James Corey wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1990 Elias James Corey, for developing the theory and methodology of organic synthesis.
• 1990 Friedman, Kendall and Taylor win the Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel Prize in Physics 1990 Jerome Friedman, Henry Kendall and Richard Taylor, for electron-scattering experiments essential to the quark model.
• 1990 Markowitz, Miller and Sharpe win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 1990 Harry Markowitz, Merton Miller and William Sharpe, for pioneering work in the theory of financial economics.
• 1990 Murray and Thomas win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1990 Joseph Murray and Donnall Thomas, for discoveries on organ and bone marrow transplantation.
• 1990 Octavio Paz wins the Nobel Prize in Literature Nobel Prize in Literature 1990 The Mexican poet and essayist Octavio Paz.