Physics

Interview

Interview transcript We sit here in lovely Lindau in the south of Bavaria and this is the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Nobelpreisträgertagungen in Lindau. And I have Professor Rudolf Mössbauer, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1961. And I’m going to ask you as the first question.…

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Banquet speech

Robert Hofstadter’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1961 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: I wish to thank the Nobel Foundation and the Royal Swedish Academy of Science for the great honor conferred upon me. Since I am the last speaker you will appreciate my difficulty in saying…

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Banquet speech

Rudolf Mössbauer’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1961 (in German) Eure Majestäten, Königliche Hoheiten, Hochansehnliche Festversammlung. Im vergangenen Herbst hatte ich zum ersten Mal Gelegenheit Ihr gastfreundliches Land und einige seiner schönen wissenschaftlichen Institutionen kennenzulernen. Damals konnte ich nicht ahnen, dass es mir vergönnt sein würde so kurze Zeit später und…

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Banquet speech

Chen Ning Yang’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1957 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen: First of all allow me to thank the Nobel Foundation and the Swedish Academy of Sciences for the kind hospitality that Mrs. Yang and I have so much enjoyed. I also wish to thank…

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Banquet speech

Tsung-Dao Lee’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1957 Juai Tien Kuo Kuo Wang, Wang Hu, Ke Wai Wang Tze, Ke Wai Rung Chu, Ke Wai Kao Pin: [Your Majesties, Your Highnesses, Ladies and Gentemen:] To be awarded the Nobel Prize is perhaps the greatest honor that can be bestowed on any…

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