Nobel Prize

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…

Julius Axelrod’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1970 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am overjoyed in receiving this great honor. It is a special privilege for me to share this distinction with Professor Ulf von Euler and Sir Bernard Katz. This award comes at a…

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,…

Alfred D. Hershey’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1969 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: After the announcement of the awards in Physiology or Medicine I received some mail from strangers. One man wrote: “I thank God for your prize. Do you?” I didn’t answer his question…

Charles B. Huggins’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1966 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: I must express the profound gratitude of my family and myself for the distinction with which you honor us tonight. After the nightingales have sung the other birds should be still but…

Peyton Rous’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1966 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: – In 1901 I was a student at The Johns Hopkins Medical School and knew enough to realize the great significance of Alfred Nobel’s effort to aid human progress by giving prizes, and…

Konrad Bloch’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1964 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: The last few weeks have been a time of great happiness, elation and pride for my family and me. We have looked forward excitedly to visiting Stockholm in anticipation of the events which…