Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign against Apartheid in South Africa. Desmond Tutu Full name: Desmond Mpilo TutuBorn: 7 October 1931, Klerksdorp, South AfricaDied: 26 December 2021, Cape Town, South AfricaDate awarded: 5 October 2018 Non-violent opposition to racism The brutal…

The 1984 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine celebrated the important contribution of theory and practice in shaping our understanding of the body’s immune system. The hypotheses formulated by Nils Jerne presented a clearer image of the way in which a diverse range of antibodies can be engaged to fight an invader. Georges Köhler and…

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Carlo Rubbia’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1984 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the privilege to speak on behalf of Simon van der Meer and myself. We wish to express our deepest gratitude for the high honour and the warm hospitality we have received on this…

Nobel Lecture, December 8, 1984 Experimental Observation of the Intermediate Vector Bosons W+, W- and Z0 Pdf 799 kB

Nobel Lecture, December 8, 1984 Stochastic Cooling and the Accumulation of Antiprotons Pdf 396 kB

Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 8, 1984 The Accounts of Society Pdf 288 kB

Richard Stone’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1984 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Since the 18th of October I have been the prey to many emotions. First of all came surprise at having been selected for this high honour. Then came elation as the truth of it sank in. Then…

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