1954
Walther Bothe – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture The Coincidence Method Before embarking on the subject of my lecture, permit me to devote a few words to the man to whom, apart from my teacher, , I owe so much, and who died ten years ago after a long period of painful suffering. In 1912 Hans Geiger was appointed Director of…
moreMax Born – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1954 The Statistical Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics Pdf 364 kB
moreFrederick C. Robbins – Biographical
Biographical
Frederick Chapman Robbins was born in Auburn, Alabama, on August 25, 1916. He is the son of William J. Robbins, a plant physiologist, who became Director of the New York Botanical Gardens, and Christine, née Chapman. He was educated at the University of Missouri, where he took the A.B. degree in 1936 and the B.S.…
moreNobel Banquet Menu 1954
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moreOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – History
History
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was originally established by the General Assembly of the United Nations for a three-year period from January 1, 1951, to December 31, 1953, but it has since been voted successive five-year extensions through 1958, 1963, 1968, and 1973. Within the framework of the United…
moreThe First UN Organization to Be Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace
Facts
The prize to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) followed in the tradition of rewarding humanitarian work in the spirit of Fridtjof Nansen. A second purpose was to show support for the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. At the same time, the Nobel Committee wanted…
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