I suppose I am not the first Nobelist who, on the occasion of receiving this Prize, wonders how on earth, by what strange alchemy of family background, teachers, friends, talents and especially accidents of history and of personal life he or she arrived at this point. I have browsed in previous volumes of “Les Prix…

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Nobel Lecture, December 14, 1932 Surface Chemistry Pdf 210 kB

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Irving Langmuir’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1932 To my mind this impressive ceremony which so well typifies the spirit of the Swedish people, is significant as a realization of the magnificent idealism of Alfred Nobel. He desired above all things to benefit mankind. He recognized the importance of science and…

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