1952

Banquet speech

Selman A. Waksman’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1952 Your Majesties, your Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to the faculty of the Caroline Institute for having conferred upon me this great honor. In honoring me, you are honoring the…

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Acceptance Speech

As the Laureate was unable to be present on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1953 the acceptance was read by Mr. de Monicault, French ambassador (in French) Je tiens à dire à Sa Majesté le Roi Haakon, à vous les membres du Comité du Prix Nobel…

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Banquet speech

Richard L.M. Synge’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1952 (in Swedish) Eders Majestät, Eders kungliga högheter, mina damer och herrar. Jag vill ge uttryck åt den stora glädje jag känner över Kungl. Vetenskapsakademins beslut att utmärka vårt arbete med Nobelpriset i kemi. Jag vill också tacka för Riksmarskalkens vackra tal i…

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