William Knowles

Nobel Lecture

Asymmetric Hydrogenations

William S. Knowles held his Nobel Lecture December 8, 2001, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was presented by Professor Bengt Nordén, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

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William S. Knowles held his Nobel Lecture December 8, 2001, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was presented by Professor Bengt Nordén, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

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From Les Prix Nobel. The Nobel Prizes 2001, Editor Tore Frängsmyr, [Nobel Foundation], Stockholm, 2002

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