Nobel Prize

Feodor Lynen’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1964 (in German) Eure Majestäten, Königliche Hoheiten, meine Damen und Herren, liebe schwedische Freunde. Experimentelle Wissenschaften umfassen Handwerk und Künstlertum. Berücksichtigen wir noch, dass die großartige und für uns alle unvergessliche Feier der Preisverleihung im Konzerthaus stattfand, so scheint es mir berechtigt, an den…

James Watson’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1962 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins have asked me to reply for all three of us. But as it is difficult to convey the personal feeling of others, I must speak for myself. This…

Georg von Békésy’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1961 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is hard to find words that can adequately express my feelings of gratitude for this high honor that has been bestowed upon me. But as I stand here detached from the laboratory…

Severo Ochoa’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1959 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I cannot find adequate words to express the depth of my appreciation of the great honor which has been made me, the highest honor that a scientist can receive, and I am very…

Edward Tatum’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1958 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is my honor to speak for Professor Beadle and myself. It is fitting that we should speak as one, for in the investigations judged important by the Nobel Committee we worked as…

Joshua Lederberg’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1958 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. Pride is humbled as humility is exalted in the dignity and splendor of this occasion. Who would deny his pride in the appreciation of his fellows and to join therein with George W.…

Daniel Bovet’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1957 (in French) Maestà, Signori Accademici, Eccellenze, Signore e Signori, E’ per me ragione di gioia profonda trovarmi nouvamente in Svezia, questo grande paese legato per tanti motivi all’Italia e con cui io stcsso ho così profondi vincoli di amicizia e, oggi, di riconoscenza.…

André F. Cournand’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1956 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The two laureates with whom I share the greatest honor in the field of medicine and physiology, have chosen me to express their feelings of gratitude in my own words. But if…

Hugo Theorell’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1955 (in Swedish) Eders Majestäter, Kungliga Högheter, Ärade församling! Jag tror ingen här i dag skulle kunna ha en giltigare reell, om än inte formell anledning än jag att tacka Alfred Nobel for maten. I 19 år har han givit mig och min familj…

Thomas H. Weller’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1954 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen: Professor Enders, Professor Robbins and I first would express our deep appreciation and pleasure upon receiving this greatest of honors in the field of Physiology and Medicine. The significance of this award, however, we…