Presentation Speech by Professor , member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine of the Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine concerns the basic processes underlying the nervous mechanisms of control and the communication between nerve cells. When physiologists, in the manner of…

Presentation Speech by Professor G. Liljestrand, member of the Staff of Professors of the , on December 10, 1929 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. That the fruits of civilization are not solely beneficial is shown by, inter alia, the history of the art of medicine. Not a few illnesses and diseases follow…

  Presentation Speech by Professor Björn Vennström of the Nobel Committee at the Translation of the Swedish text Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the beginning of a life the newly fertilized egg divides and becomes two cells, then four, eight, and so on. At first, all the cells are alike. Later,…

Presentation Speech by Professor the Count K.A.H. Mörner, Rector of the , on December 10, 1908 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. Some time ago in this place a short description was given of the development of medicine. In it it was emphasized that medical science today has set itself the task of…

  Presentation Speech by Professor Sven Gad, Member of the Staff of Professors of the Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. Man, animals, plants, microorganisms, they are all preyed upon by viruses. Even bacteria have their own viruses, somewhat misleadingly called bacteriophages – “bacteria eaters”. These were discovered at the time of the…

  The following account of Domagk’s work is by Professor N. Svartz, member of the Staff of Professors of the Experiments in the treatment of inflammatory conditions by means of drugs and chemicals are known from earliest times, but for the most part the effects were nil or at best insignificant. With certain of these…

Presentation Speech by Professor T. Caspersson, member of the Staff of Professors of the Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. One of the most striking features in the development of science during the past two decades is the rapid advance in the diverse fields of biology. Here the tempo of progress continues to…

In regard to Einthoven’s work, Professor J.E. Johansson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine of the , made the following statement The Staff of Professors of the Royal Caroline Institute has on 23rd October, 1924, decided to confer this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to the Professor of Physiology at…

Presentation Speech by Professor S. Gard, member of the Staff of Professors of the Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. A person’s individuality finds many different expressions. In daily life we rely upon such vague means of recognition as facial features, general build, manner of being, moving, and speaking. All these characteristics can…

English Presentation Speech by Professor Sten Grillner of the , December 10, 2004. Professor Sten Grillner delivering the Presentation Speech for the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, We perceive the world through our senses – we enjoy the…