Physics
Richard P. Feynman – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Richard P. Feynman’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1965 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. The work I have done has, already, been adequately rewarded and recognized. Imagination reaches out repeatedly trying to achieve some higher level of understanding, until suddenly I find myself momentarily alone before one new…
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Alfred Kastler – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Alfred Kastler’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1966 (in French) Sire, Altesses Royales, Mesdames, Messieurs, Permettez-moi de vous exprimer ce soir, non pas seulement la gratitude d’un homme, mais celle d’une équipe dont vous avez distingué l’oeuvre collective et que m’a puissamment aidé à former mon collègue et ami Jean Brossel.…
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Hans Bethe – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Hans Bethe’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1967 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am deeply grateful to you for bestowing on me the Nobel Prize. For many decades this Prize has been regarded as the highest honor which can be awarded to a scientist. I feel quite…
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Luis Alvarez – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Luis Alvarez’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1968 Your Majesty. Your Royal Highnesses, your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: I learned much of the physics I know from two men who preceded me to this banquet table – and . Because Ernest Lawrence’s award came in the war years, I had the…
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