Kary B. Mullis
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1 (of 8) Kary B. Mullis receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1993.
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2 (of 8) All Nobel Laureates assembled at the Nobel Prize award ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1993. From left: Physics Laureates Russell A. Hulse and Joseph H. Taylor Jr, Chemistry Laureates Kary B. Mullis and Michael Smith, Medicine Laureates Richard J. Roberts and Phillip A. Sharp, Literature Laureate Toni Morrison and Laureates in Economic Sciences Robert W. Fogel and Douglass C. North.
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3 (of 8) Chemistry laureate Kary B. Mullis proceeds into the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall for the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 1993.
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4 (of 8) Kary B. Mullis in conversation at the Nobel Banquet on 10 December 1993.
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5 (of 8) Kary B. Mullis delivering his Nobel Prize lecture 'The Polymerase Chain Reaction' at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 8 December 1993.
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6 (of 8) All 1993 Nobel Prize laureates assembled at the Swedish Academy during Nobel Week, December 1993. From left, back row: Richard J. Roberts, Michael Smith, Phillip A. Sharp, Russell A. Hulse, Joseph H. Taylor Jr. and Douglass C. North. Front row: Kary B. Mullis, Toni Morrison and Robert W. Fogel.
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7 (of 8) 1993 Nobel Prize laureates assembled: Kary B. Mullis, Russell A. Hulse, Joseph H. Taylor Jr., Douglass C. North, Robert W. Fogel and Michael Smith.
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8 (of 8) Group photo of the 1993 Nobel Laureates, assembled at the Nobel Foundation, December 1993. From left: Chemistry Laureate Kary B. Mullis, Medicine Laureate Phillip A. Sharp, Physics Laureate Russell A. Hulse, Medicine Laureate Michael Smith, Peace Prize Laureates Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk, Medicine Laureate Richard J. Roberts, Laureate in Economic Sciences Robert W. Fogel, Literature Laureate Toni Morrison, Physics Laureate Joseph H. Taylor Jr. and Laureate in Economic Sciences Douglass C. North.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
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