1967
George Wald – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture
Ragnar Granit – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Ragnar Granit’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1967 (in Swedish) Eders Majestät, Eders Kungliga Högheter, Ärade Festförsamling: Ingen kan ta emot ett nobelpris utan känslor av djup tacksamhet och glädje. Mitt tack riktar sig inte enbart till prisutdelarna – intill helt nyligen mitt eget lärarkollegium – utan också till personer och…
moreMiguel Angel Asturias – Nobel diploma
Nobel diploma
George Porter – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture
Manfred Eigen – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Manfred Eigen’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1967 (in German) Eure Majestät, Eure Königliche Hoheiten, meine Damen und Herren: In der Laudatio, die uns soeben bei der Verleihung des Chemie-Nobelpreises verlesen wurde, heißt es von „sehr schnellen Reaktionen”, „Störungen von (chemischen) Gleichgewichten”, „Blitzlichtphotolyse” und „(chemischer) Relaxation”. Nun, es war schon eine…
moreRonald G.W. Norrish – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Ronald G.W. Norrish’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1967 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: As one who was brought up in the old tradition of chemical teaching when such names as Scheele, Priestly, Lavoisier, Berzelius and Liebig stood out as beacon lights along the road of…
moreGeorge Porter – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
George Porter’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1967 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentemen: It is a joyous occasion for a scientist when the subject which interests him most is recognised by the highest honour that the world can bestow. When the honour is given to that…
moreManfred Eigen – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture