Physics

Banquet speech

Arthur H. Compton’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1927 Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen: Several years ago I was reading Marco Polo’s account of his experiences in the employ of the great Emperor of China, Kublai Khan. He was telling his incredulous Venetian friends of the daily life of the…

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Banquet speech

C. T. R. Wilson’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1927 Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish I could adequately express my gratitude to the Royal Swedish Academy of Science for the great honour they have conferred upon me. I feel that I owe what success I have achieved in…

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