1978

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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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

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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