Physiology or Medicine
Roger Wolcott Sperry
Article
Roger Wolcott Sperry by Norman H. Horowitz This article was published on 23 July 1997. Roger Wolcott Sperry (1913-1994) was born in Hartford, Connecticut and grew up on a farm outside Hartford. He attended Hartford public schools. At West Hartford High School he was a star athlete in several sports, but he also did well…
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Nobel Prize lecture
Lecture presentation Nobel Lecture NB. As Dr Sperry was disabled to give the lecture himself, it was read by Professor David Ottoson. Dr Sperry sat in the front row listening to the lecture and accepted the applause at the end. Nobel Lecture, 8 December 1981 Some Effects of Disconnecting…
moreHarald zur Hausen – Nobel diploma
Nobel diploma
Harald zur Hausen – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues and Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Having been selected as Nobel Laureates for Physiology or Medicine by the Nobel Foundation represents one of the most unique distinctions I can imagine. Also on behalf of my co-recipients, Dr. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Dr. Luc Montagnier, I…
moreRobert Bárány – Biographical
Biographical
Robert Bárány was born on April 22, 1876, in Vienna. His father was the manager of a farm estate and his mother, Maria Hock, was the daughter of a well-known Prague scientist, and it was her intellectucal influence that was most pronounced in the family. Robert was the eldest of six children. When he was…
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