Nobel Prize

Presentation Speech by Mrs. Aase Lionaes, Chairman of the , Norwegian Storting The last time the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to an individual was in 1964. The prize for that year was given to . Today he is no longer alive. On April 4 of this year, so bitter a year for human rights,…

Presentation Speech by Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the Frequently when the storm clouds gather – perhaps for that very reason – the world is made aware of the forces of good, rallying to meet the threatened danger. The dark years of this century in Europe started in 1914 and are still with us. Throughout this…

Presentation Speech by Professor H. Pleijel, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics of , on December 10, 1933 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. This year’s Nobel Prizes for Physics are dedicated to the new atomic physics. The prizes, which the Academy of Sciences has at its disposal, have namely been awarded…

English Presentation Speech by Professor Peter Englund, Permanent Secretary of the , Secretary of the Nobel Committee for Literature, 10 December 2013. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Esteemed Laureates,…

Swedish Presentationstal av professor Peter Englund, Ständige Sekreterare, sekreterare i Nobelkommittén för litteratur, 10 december 2013. Eders Majestäter, Eders Kungliga Högheter, ärade Nobelpristagare, mina damer och herrar! Det kan verka som en paradox men är egentligen helt logiskt: det…

Presentation Speech by Professor Juleen Zierath, Member of the , Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, 10 December 2013 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses,…

English Presentation Speech by Professor Gunnar Karlström, Member of the ; Member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, 10 December 2013. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, This year’s…

Swedish Presentationstal av professor Gunnar Karlström, ledamot av , ledamot av Nobelkommittén för kemi, 10 December 2013. Eders Majestäter, Eders Kungliga Högheter, Mina Damer o Herrar, Årets Nobelpristagare i Kemi , och har utvecklat metoder baserade på fysikaliska modeller…

Swedish Presentationstal av professor Lars Brink, ledamot av , ordförande i Nobelkommittén för fysik, 10 December 2013 Eders Majestäter, Eders Kungliga Högheter, mina damer och herrar. “Världen är så stor så stor … Större än du nånsin tror …”…

English Presentation Speech by Professor Professor Lars Brink, Member of the ; Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics, 10 December 2013 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and…