1983

Banquet speech

Gerard Debreu’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1983 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Many Laureates before me must have been filled with wonder at the dazzling recognition they received in Stockholm for something that they enjoyed so much doing. The instant at which a scientist becomes certain that his problem…

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Curriculum Vitae

Born: July 4, 1921, Calais, France Civil Status: Married (to Françoise Bled, June 1945), two daughters, Chantal and Florence     Education 1941-44 École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France 1956 D.Sc., Université de Paris, France     Academic appointments 1946 Agrégé de l’Université, Paris, France 1946-48 Research Associate of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique,…

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Banquet speech

Henry Taube’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1983 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen: I have the honor to represent the science professed by Alfred Nobel, an honor enhanced by the presence here of so many of the Nobel family. My friend professor Lindqvist earlier today referred to chemistry as a…

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Biographical

Born: Neudorf, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1915; naturalized U.S. citizen, 1942.   Education B.S.: 1935, University of Saskatchewan M.S.: 1937, University of Saskatchewan (Research Supervisor, Prof. J.W.T. Spinks) Ph.D.: 1940, University of California, Berkeley (Research Supervisor, Prof. W.C. Bray) Professional Experience Instructor, University of California, Berkeley, 1940-41 Instructor and Assistant Professor, Cornell University, 1941-46 Assistant Professor, Associate…

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