Editing 1962 in science (section)

==Awards==
* [[Fields Medal|Fields Prize in Mathematics]]: [[Lars Hörmander]] and [[John Milnor]]
* [[Nobel Prize]]s
** [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] – [[Lev Davidovich Landau]]
** [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] – [[Max Ferdinand Perutz]], [[John Cowdery Kendrew]]
** [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Medicine]] – [[Francis Harry Compton Crick]], [[James Dewey Watson]], [[Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins]]<ref>{{cite web |title=6 Women Scientists Who Were Snubbed Due to Sexism |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/5/130519-women-scientists-overlooked-dna-history-science/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903184929/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/5/130519-women-scientists-overlooked-dna-history-science/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |website=National Geographic |access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref>
** [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] – [[Linus Pauling]]
* [[Maxwell Medal and Prize]] of the [[Institute of Physics]] (first award): [[Abdus Salam]]