Chemistry – Presented jointly to Edward Cussler of the University of Minnesota and Brian Gettelfinger of the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, for conducting a careful experiment to settle the longstanding scientific question: can people swim faster in syrup or in water?
Kimia: Edward Cussler dari Universitas Minnesota dan Brian Gettelfinger dari Universitas Minnesota dan Universitas Wisconsin–Madison, karena melakukan eksperimen untuk menyelesaikan persoalan lama dalam ilmu pengetahuan: manusia berenang lebih cepat di kolam sirup atau air?