Nobel Prize

Zhores I. Alferov’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 2000 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me first of all, on behalf of my colleagues Professor Herbert Kroemer and Dr. Jack Kilby and myself to express our deepest gratitude to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for awarding us the most…

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highness, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have been very lucky in my career. I was lucky first of all to find a profession that suited me. As an undergraduate at UBC in Canada, I fell in love with economic theory. It was the right choice for me. I went…

Richard J. Roberts’ speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1993 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of my colleague, Phillip Sharp and myself, I would like to express our deep gratitude for the unparalleled honor conferred upon us today. Science is rarely a solitary occupation and our discovery of split…

Norman F. Ramsey’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1989 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of Wolfgang Paul, Hans Dehmelt and myself, I wish to express our deepest thanks for the honors granted to us today. For me it is a double pleasure to share this award with two…

Jacques Monod’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1965 (in French) Sire, Altesses Royales, Monsieur le Président, Mesdames, Messieurs. L’intention profonde de votre illustre Fondateur n’était pas tant, semble-t-il, de distinguer certains hommes, que de consacrer aux yeux de tous les hommes les plus hautes valeurs de leur culture : la Paix,…

André Lwoff’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1965 (in French) Sire, Altesses Royales, Mesdames, Messieurs. C’est la recherche qui m’a conduit ici et la recherche, on le sait, est un jeu. Montaigne déjà faisait mention de ” cette passion studieuse qui nous amuse à la poursuite des choses et de l’acquêt…

François Jacob’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1965 (in French) Sire, Altesses Royales, Mesdames, Messieurs. Je vous exprime ma profonde gratitude pour la distinction dont vous m’honorez aujourd’hui. Chacun de nous, à vingt ans, a rêvé de transformer le monde. Chacun de nous, à quarante ans, sait qu’il ne le fera…

Alan L. Hodgkin’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1963 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. As I sat in this splendid hall I have been feeling that it is very hard to find words in which to thank you for the great honour which you have done…

Sir John Eccles’ Address to the University Students on the Evening of December 10, 1963 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow students, Mr. Drakenberg. I have the great honour to reply on behalf of the Laureates on this magnificent occasion. We have greatly enjoyed your festive display and the fine…

Peter Medawar’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1960 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: There are really no words adequate to this magnificent and moving occasion – or no words that come easily to someone who has been suddenly transported from an ivory tower to a golden…