Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
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1 (of 5) Pierre-Gilles de Gennes receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in the Stockholm Globe arena on 10 December 1991.
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2 (of 5) The 1991 Nobel Prize laureates on stage in the Stockholm Globe arena on 10 December 1991. From left: physics laureate Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, chemistry laureate Richard R. Ernst, medicine laureates Erwin Neher and Bert Sakmann, literature laureate Nadine Gordimer and laureate in economic sciences Ronald H. Coase.
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3 (of 5) Nobel Prize award ceremony 1991 in the Stockholm Globe arena.
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4 (of 5) Pierre-Gilles de Gennes delivering his speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1991.
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5 (of 5) Pierre-Gilles de Gennes delivering his Nobel Prize lecture on 9 December 1991.
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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.
See them all presented here.
