George Catlett Marshall was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for proposing and supervising the plan for the economic recovery of Western Europe after World War II. George C. Marshall Full name: George Catlett MarshallBorn: 31 December 1880, Uniontown, PA, USADied: 16 October 1959, Washington, D.C., USADate awarded: 30 October 1953 The Marshall plan for peace George Marshall…

From left: Medecine laureate Fritz Lipmann with his wife Elfreda, physics laureate Frits Zernike and chemistry laureate Hermann Staudinger with his wife Magda at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 1953.

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Fritz Zernike receives his Nobel Prize from Sweden’s King Gustaf VI Adolf on 10 December 1953. Fritz Zernike and Sweden’s Queen Louise at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 1953. From left: Medecine laureate Fritz Lipmann with his wife Elfreda, physics laureate Frits Zernike and chemistry laureate Hermann Staudinger with his wife Magda at the Nobel…

Fritz Lipmann receiving his Nobel Prize from Sweden’s King Gustaf VI Adolf on 10 December 1953. Fritz Lipmann’s son Steven admiring his father’s Nobel Prize medal after the award ceremony. From left: Medecine laureate Fritz Lipmann with his wife Elfreda, physics laureate Frits Zernike and chemistry laureate Hermann Staudinger with his wife Magda at the…

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Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1953 The Citric Acid Cycle Pdf 88 kB

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Hans Krebs’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1953 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, When I reflected on what I might say on this great occasion many thoughts and feelings came to my mind, but I do not find it easy to express them adequately. So I must ask…

Fritz Lipmann’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1953 Jeg kan ikke modstaa Fristelsen at begynde med at sige nogle Ord paa Dansk; jeg har jo tilbragt syv Aar af mit Liv i Danmark. Men jeg skal nu blive noget hojtidelig og tror nok at det kan jeg gøre bedre paa Amerikansk.…