1962
Linus Pauling – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1963 Science and Peace I believe that there will never again be a great world war – a war in which the terrible weapons involving nuclear fission and nuclear fusion would be used. And I believe that it is the discoveries of scientists upon which the development of these terrible weapons…
moreJames Watson – Biographical
Biographical
James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago, Ill., on April 6th, 1928, as the only son of James D. Watson, a businessman, and Jean Mitchell. His father’s ancestors were originally of English descent and had lived in the midwest for several generations. His mother’s father was a Scottish-born tailor married to a daughter of Irish…
moreJohn Steinbeck – Biographical
Biographical
John Steinbeck (1902-1968), born in Salinas, California, came from a family of moderate means. He worked his way through college at Stanford University but never graduated. In 1925 he went to New York, where he tried for a few years to establish himself as a free-lance writer, but he failed and returned to California. After…
moreNobel Banquet Menu 1962
Truite de rivière fumée à la parisienne Poularde rôtie, sauce madère au foie gras Pommes rissolées Salade de saison Pêche au Grand Marnier Crème Chantilly VINS Château Bellevue, 1955, S:t Emilion Pommery & Greno Brut Café Liqueur Marie Brizard & Strega Cognac Courvoisier BUFFET
moreLinus Pauling – Biographical
Biographical
Linus Pauling (February 28, 1901- ), the only person who has won two undivided Nobel Prizes, was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of a pharmacist, Henry H.W. Pauling, and Lucy (Darling) Pauling. He attended Washington High School in Portland but because of a technicality did not receive his diploma until 1962, long after he…
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