1961
Dag Hammarskjöld – Photo gallery
Photo gallery
Dag Hammarskjöld at the General Assembly of the United Nations. Dag Hammarskjöld (right). Photo taken in the 1950s. The funeral of Dag Hammarskjöld in Uppsala, 29 September 1961.
moreDag Hammarskjöld – Speed read
Speed read
Dag Hammarskjöld was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for turning the United Nations into an efficient and independent international organisation. Dag Hammarskjöld Full name: Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl HammarskjöldBorn: 29 July 1905, Jönköping, SwedenDied: 18 September 1961, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)Date awarded: 23 October 1961 Diplomat and peace mediator Dag Hammarskjöld, the ’s second…
moreGeorg von Békésy – Photo gallery
Photo gallery
Georg von Békésy (left) and literature laureate Ivo Andric during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden, December 1961.
moreRudolf Mössbauer – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1961 Recoilless Nuclear Resonance Absorption of Gamma Radiation Pdf 262 kB
moreGeorg von Békésy – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Georg von Békésy’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1961 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is hard to find words that can adequately express my feelings of gratitude for this high honor that has been bestowed upon me. But as I stand here detached from the laboratory…
moreGeorg von Békésy – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1961 Concerning the pleasures of observing, and the mechanics of the inner ear Pdf 884 kB
moreDag Hammarskjöld – Acceptance Speech
Acceptance Speech
Acceptance by Rolf Edberg, Swedish Ambassador to Norway, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1961 It is with infinite sadness that I have received, at the request of the administrators of the estate of Dag Hammarskjöld, the prize for the year 1961 awarded posthumously to a…
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