Nobel Prize

Daniel Nathans’ speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1978 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, I speak on behalf of the three Laureates in Medicine in expressing our deep appreciation to Your Majesty and to all those who have made of Alfred Nobel’s legacy a unique tribute to human achievement. Scientific knowledge…

Roger Guillemin’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1977 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Speaking in the name of my colleagues, Rosalyn Yalow and Andrew Schally, may I express to you our gratitude for the honor you are doing all of us in ennobling this ceremony by your royal presence. A…

Rosalyn Yalow’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1977 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies, Gentlemen and you, the Students, who are the carriers of our hopes for the survival of the world and our dreams for its future. Tradition has ordained that one of the Laureates represent all of us in responding to…

D. Carleton Gajdusek’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1976 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, and Specifically, Fellow Students! – if I may be granted by you the privilege of calling myself and the other Prize Winners and Prize Givers students, like yourselves! Yet, I warn you that if you do…

Baruch S. Blumberg’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1976 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen: My colleague and friend, Carleton Gajdusek, and I wish to thank the Nobel Committee for their gracious and generous hospitality. We have a special debt for I believe the size of our respective parties has established…

Howard M. Temin’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1975 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Fellow Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Renato Dulbecco, David Baltimore, and I thank you for the great honor you have given to us. This prize is also an honor for our families, for our institutions, and for the citizens of…

Konrad Lorenz’ speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1973 (in German) Eure Majestät, Königliche Hoheiten, Meine Damen und Herren, Der Herr Rektor Sune Bergström hat uns eben Wichtiges und Interessantes aus der Geschichte des Nobelpreises berichtet. Er hat uns erzählt, daß der Preis ursprünglich mindestens ebenso sehr als finanzielle Unterstützung der Forschung gedacht war,…

Gerald M. Edelman’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1972 Mr. Prime Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, I feel honored and privileged to be with you together with Rodney Porter. In the course of receiving the highest honor of my life, I had two thoughts about human community, both particularly moving to one.…

Earl W. Sutherland’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1971 Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is indeed an honour to me and a pleasure to receive this award. I believe we all realize the honour and pleasure that a scientist receives with this award. I hadn’t realized however how important…

Sir Bernard Katz’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1970 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am much obliged to you for allowing me to say a few words in response to the toast. I find the honours which we have received today at the hands of Your Majesty,…