Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae

Jean-Marie Pierre Lehn Born on September 30, 1939 at Rosheim, Bas-Rhin   Addresses ISIS, Université Louis Pasteur 8 allée Gaspard Monge, BP 70028, F-67083 Strasbourg cedex Tel. +33-390-245-145 Fax +33-390-245-140 E-mail [email protected] Collège de France 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, F-75005 Paris Tel. +33-144-271-360 Fax +33-144-271-356   Director Laboratoire de Chimie Supramoléculaire ISIS, Université Louis Pasteur,…

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Banquet speech

Bruce Merrifield’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1984 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very proud to be here today to experience this marvellous occasion. The hospitality and friendship of the Swedish people will not soon be forgotten. I have asked myself why am I here – how…

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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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Interview

Interview transcript What is science and what is science in relation to other ways for humans to deal with the wonders of life, like literature and poetry or music or arts or religion. This is what we are going to talk about today. Welcome to this interview Roald Hoffman. Maybe we will…

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