I was born in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, in 1948. My father, Sojiro, was an electrical engineer who worked at a power company. My mother worked at a bank until she married, after which she became a housewife. Suita is located about 10 km north of the center of Osaka City. My home was surrounded by…

I was born on December 22, 1941 in the Carlton suburb of Nottingham in England in the middle of the Second World War. My father, William Stanley Whittingham, was a civil engineer and the first in the family to go to college, and my mother Dorothy Mary (née Findley) was a chemist before marriage. My…

Childhood I was born in Jena, Germany, in July 1922, to American parents, Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough and Helen Miriam (Lewis) Goodenough. My father was working on his D. Phil. dissertation on the Church Fathers at Oxford University at the time of my birth. My parents lived in Oxford, England, for three years and my father…

In co-production with the BBC, we are happy and proud to introduce a series of podcast episodes highlighting inspiring work done by members of future generations. The series hopes to showcast our future generation that is walking in the footsteps of the Nobel Prize laureates using innovative and new ways of thinking. ‘Generation Change’ is…

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Interview with the 2005 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Robert H. Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock, by Joanna Rose, science writer, 6 December 2005, during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Dr Grubbs and Dr Schrock, my congratulations to the Nobel Prize and welcome to this interview and to Stockholm. Richard Schrock: Thank you. Two months…

Swedish Presentationstal av professor Peter Somfai, ledamot av , ledamot av Nobelkommittén för kemi, 10 december 2021. Eders Majestäter. Eders Kungliga Högheter. Ärade Pristagare. Mina Damer och Herrar. Vi har alla ett intimt förhållande till molekyler, men oftast är vi inte medvetna om det. Det kan vara mediciner, jordbrukskemikalier, molekyler som kan lagra och vidarebefordra…

Professor Peter Somfai delivering the presentation speech for the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. © Nobel Prize Outreach, photo: Dan Lepp English Presentation Speech by Professor Peter Somfai, Member of the ; Member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, 10 December 2021. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Esteemed Nobel Prize laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen, We…

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