Nobel Prize

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…

Hans Krebs’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1953 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, When I reflected on what I might say on this great occasion many thoughts and feelings came to my mind, but I do not find it easy to express them adequately. So I must ask…

Fritz Lipmann’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1953 Jeg kan ikke modstaa Fristelsen at begynde med at sige nogle Ord paa Dansk; jeg har jo tilbragt syv Aar af mit Liv i Danmark. Men jeg skal nu blive noget hojtidelig og tror nok at det kan jeg gøre bedre paa Amerikansk.…

Selman A. Waksman’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1952 Your Majesties, your Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to the faculty of the Caroline Institute for having conferred upon me this great honor. In honoring me, you are honoring the…

Max Theiler’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1951 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. To have been considered worthy of receiving the Nobel Prize – the highest honor that any scientist can receive – gives me a feeling of great personal satisfaction. Such tangible evidence that my work has…

Walter Hess’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1949 (in German) Wenn ich so sprechen wollte, wie es mir jetzt ums Herz ist, so käme ich in einige Verlegenheit; denn die Gefühle, die mich bewegen, sind von so ursprünglicher Kraft und Freude, wie man sie eigentlich nur in den Jugendjahren zu erleben…