Physics

Banquet speech

Val Fitch’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1980 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Earlier today Professor Ekspong described our research which showed a basic lack of symmetry between matter and antimatter, world and antiworld. He observed that, if from some remote stellar region an alien space craft comes to visit,…

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Banquet speech

Edward V. Appleton’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1947 Your Royal Highness, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: I wish to thank you, Professor , for the kind and generous way in which you have commended us to the distinguished gathering assembled here tonight; and I want to thank all of you…

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