Physiology or Medicine

Banquet speech

Harold E. Varmus’ speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1989 The literature of my native tongue had its beginnings in your traditional stories, set down in Anglo-Saxon, a language descended from yours, and ancestral to mine. One of the great remnants of this early work, the epic poem Beowulf, teaches the importance of the…

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Banquet speech

Edward C. Kendall’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1950 Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: I wish to express my appreciation to the faculty of the Caroline Institute for the invitation to be with you tonight, not as a guest, but in the role of one of the participants. The…

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