Physiology or Medicine

Banquet speech

Konrad Bloch’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1964 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: The last few weeks have been a time of great happiness, elation and pride for my family and me. We have looked forward excitedly to visiting Stockholm in anticipation of the events which…

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Banquet speech

Feodor Lynen’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1964 (in German) Eure Majestäten, Königliche Hoheiten, meine Damen und Herren, liebe schwedische Freunde. Experimentelle Wissenschaften umfassen Handwerk und Künstlertum. Berücksichtigen wir noch, dass die großartige und für uns alle unvergessliche Feier der Preisverleihung im Konzerthaus stattfand, so scheint es mir berechtigt, an den…

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Banquet speech

James Watson’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1962 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins have asked me to reply for all three of us. But as it is difficult to convey the personal feeling of others, I must speak for myself. This…

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