Physics

Banquet speech

Joseph H. Taylor Jr.’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1993 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, We have heard earlier today that scientific discoveries come at unpredictable times. Just as a person cannot say “I shall write poetry,” another cannot say “I shall make a scientific discovery.” Russell Hulse and I…

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Banquet speech

Martin L. Perl’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1995 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of my companion in the world of lepton physics, Frederick Reines, and myself I want to express our gratitude to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Foundation for being honored for…

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