1968

Banquet speech

Luis Alvarez’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1968 Your Majesty. Your Royal Highnesses, your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: I learned much of the physics I know from two men who preceded me to this banquet table – and . Because Ernest Lawrence’s award came in the war years, I had the…

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Banquet speech

Marshall W. Nirenberg’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1968 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am deeply honored to be here tonight and would like to express my gratitude for the distinction you have conferred upon me. I am particularly happy to be here with Robert…

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Nobel Prize lecture

English Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1968 The Charter of Human Rights In the course of the December tenth session, I had the privilege of paying tribute to the Norwegian nation in the person of its Ring, to Alfred Nobel, founder of the Peace Prize, who died on December 10, 1896, and to all the laureates…

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Nobel Prize lecture

French Conférence Nobel, Oslo, 11 décembre 1968 La charte des droits de l’homme Madame la Présidente, Mesdames, Messieurs, Dans la séance du 10 décembre, il m’a été donné de rendre un légitime hommage à la Nation norvégienne en la personne de son Roi, à Alfred Nobel, fondateur du Prix de la Paix, décédé le 10…

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