Yves Chauvin

Nobel Lecture

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Yves Chauvin held his Nobel Lecture December 8, 2005, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. The lecture was called “Appliquée ou fondamentale, la recherche est une question de curiosité” and held in French. He was presented by Professor Håkan Wennerström, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

Presentation

Yves Chauvin held his Nobel Lecture December 8, 2005, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. The lecture was called “Appliquée ou fondamentale, la recherche est une question de curiosité” and held in French. He was presented by Professor Håkan Wennerström, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

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From Les Prix Nobel. The Nobel Prizes 2005, Editor Karl Grandin, [Nobel Foundation], Stockholm, 2006

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