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Curriculum Vitae

  Career Profile 1998–current: Venture Partner, New Enterprise Associates 1998: Retired from Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs 1996–1998: Vice President & Chief Scientist, Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs Innovations 1995–1996: Vice President & Chief Scientist, AT&T Bell Laboratories 1981–1995: Vice President Research 1979–1981: Executive Director, Communications Sciences Research Division 1976–1979: Director, Radio Research Laboratory 1972–1976: Head, Radio…

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Banquet speech

Arno Penzias’ speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1978 Students of Stockholm, During the past few days a number of things both great and small, have happened to me for the first time in my life. One of these “firsts” is to be asked to begin a speech to the sound of trumpets and…

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Banquet speech

Pyotr Kapitsa’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1978 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, I think I am not mistaken in believing that I am the oldest person who ever received the Nobel Prize. My first scientific publication of some significance was made in 1913 and since then for 65 years.…

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Interview

Interview transcript Professor Werner Arber, welcome to be with us here in Lindau. Werner Arber: Thank you. Though some years have passed since you were receiving the big honour. At the time, what did you think would come out of being given the prize? Did it change your scientific work in any…

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