1902
Pieter Zeeman – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, May 2, 1903 Light Radiation in a Magnetic Field As Professor Lorentz told you last December, immediately after hearing of the great and very honourable distinction awarded to us, we set to work to see how best to co-ordinate our two lectures. To my great regret I was unable to be present here…
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Hendrik A. Lorentz – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1902 The Theory of Electrons and the Propagation of Light When Professor Zeeman and I received the news of the great honour of the high distinction awarded to us, we immediately began to consider how we could best divide our roles with respect to our addresses. Professor Zeeman was first to…
moreNobel Banquet Menu 1902
Hors d´œuvre Consommé en tasse Homard à la Vanderbildt Tournedos à la mode Perdreaux rôtis, salade d´Alger Succès de glace à la Grand Hôtel Pâtisserie Fruits VINS Golden Sherry Château Lanessan Johannisberger G. H. Mumm Crémant, Desbordes Brut Porto Sandeman
moreÉlie Ducommun – Biographical
Biographical
Elie Ducommun (February 19, 1833-December 7, 1906), Swiss journalist, eloquent lecturer, business executive, steadfast advocate of peace, was born in Geneva, the son of a clock maker whose original home was in Neuchâtel. Early in his boyhood he gave evidence of his capacity to make the most of his remarkable talent and intelligence by intense…
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