Nobel Prize

Credit: ITN Archive/Reuters * The event is described in a book by Abraham Pais, Einstein Lived Here (page 181), published by Clarendon Press in 1994.

Lecture delivered to the Nordic Assembly of Naturalists at Gothenburg, July 11, 1923 Fundamental ideas and problems of the theory of relativity Read the Nobel Lecture Pdf 311 kB Pdf 3.57 MB

Question: When was Albert Einstein born? Answer: Albert Einstein was born on 14 March 1879. Question: Where was he born? Answer: He was born in Ulm, Germany. Question: When did he die? Answer: He died 18 April 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. Question: Who were his parents? Answer: His father was Hermann Einstein and…

As the Laureate was unable to be present at the Nobel Banquet at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, December 10, 1922, the speech was read by the German Minister R. Nadolny (in German). Da Professor Einstein durch seine Reise nach dem fernen Osten verhindert ist, die hohen Ehren des Nobelpreises selbst entgegenzunehmen, ist mir die Aufgabe und…

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Hendrik A. Lorentz’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1902 (in German) Königliche Hoheiten, Meine Herren! Gestatten Sie mir, für die hohe mir heute erwiesene Ehre meinen wärmsten und herzlichsten Dank auszusprechen, und Ihnen zu sagen, dass ich auf die mir zum Teil gewordene Anerkennung den grössten Wert lege, weil sie mir…

Nobel Lecture, May 2, 1903 Light Radiation in a Magnetic Field As Professor Lorentz told you last December, immediately after hearing of the great and very honourable distinction awarded to us, we set to work to see how best to co-ordinate our two lectures. To my great regret I was unable to be present here…

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Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1902 The Theory of Electrons and the Propagation of Light When Professor Zeeman and I received the news of the great honour of the high distinction awarded to us, we immediately began to consider how we could best divide our roles with respect to our addresses. Professor Zeeman was first to…

No Lecture was delivered by Mme. Curie.