2003
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003 Introduction The phenomenon of nuclear magnetic resonance was demonstrated already in 1946 and has previously resulted in Nobel Prizes in both Physics and Chemistry. This year’s Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine are rewarded for seminal discoveries making…
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Paul C. Lauterbur – Biographical
Biographical
My ancestors apparently emigrated from Europe in the middle of the 19th century; the Lauterburs probably from Luxembourg, and my mother’s people, Wagners and Weingartners, from Baden-Baden or nearby. They settled in northern Ohio, where my mother’s father, Hans Christian Wagner, married Margaret (Maggie) Weingartner. They lived in Tiffin, Ohio when I was a child,…
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003 The Uses of MRI MRI of the neck. The red arrow indicates a disk herniation bulging into the spinal canal. Today, MRI is used to examine all organs of the body. This modality is especially valuable for detailed…
moreAward ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Professor Hans Ringertz of the , December 10, 2003. Professor Hans Ringertz delivering the Presentation Speech for the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Honoured Nobel Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen, To be able to visualize the inner organs of…
morePerspectives: A chance attraction
Perspectives
Paul Lauterbur’s quest to develop a medical imaging tool that worked using magnetism succeeded through a mixture of accidental meetings, detours and dogged persistence. “All detours should be so productive!” cried at the end of his Nobel Lecture. Lauterbur found himself changing course from chemistry to medical imaging, but thanks to a series of unexpected…
moreThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003 Credits and References for the 2003 Nobel Poster for Physiology or Medicine Scientific Advisors, Professors at Karolinska Institutet: Bo Angelin – Medicine, Chair of the Nobel Committee Bertil Hamberger – Surgery Martin Ingvar – Cognitive Neurophysiology Hans Jörnvall -…
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