1957
Lester Bowles Pearson – Acceptance Speech
Acceptance speech
Lester Bowles Pearson’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1957 May I thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your very kind and generous words. I am sorry that I am not sufficiently educated to have understood them in Norwegian but I was able to detect…
moreChen Ning Yang – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Chen Ning Yang’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1957 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen: First of all allow me to thank the Nobel Foundation and the Swedish Academy of Sciences for the kind hospitality that Mrs. Yang and I have so much enjoyed. I also wish to thank…
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