1964
Charles H. Townes – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Charles H. Townes’ speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1964 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen: The wisdom of the Swedish people, the warm interest of Sweden’s Royal Family and the dedication of its Academies have made much more than a reality of Alfred Nobel’s magnificent concept. They…
moreCharles H. Townes – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1964 Production of Coherent Radiation by Atoms and Molecules Pdf 956 kB
moreAward ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Professor , member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine of the Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. Since the start of the Nobel Foundation the professorial staff of the Karolinska Institute has chosen the prizewinners in Physiology or Medicine. This year the Karolinska Institute has been reorganized…
moreNobel Banquet Menu 1964
Turbot fumé à chaud Sauce gourmet Chaud-froid de gelinotte au foie gras Salade Waldorf Pêches au Grand Marnier Petits fours VINS Pommery & Greno Brut Château des Tonelles 1959, Côtes Fronsac Café Liqueur Marie Brizard Cognac Courvoisier BUFFET
moreKonrad Bloch – Biographical
Biographical
Konrad E. Bloch was born on 21st January 1912, in Neisse, Upper Silesia, then Germany, the son of Fritz Bloch and his wife Hedwig, née Striemer. He attended the elementary school and the Real gymnasium in the same city and in 1930 went to Munich to study chemistry at the Technische Hochschule. He became soon…
moreFeodor Lynen – Biographical
Biographical
Feodor Lynen was born in Munich on 6 April 1911, the son of Wilhelm Lynen, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Munich Technische Hochschule. His mother, Frieda, was the daughter of the manufacturer Gustav Prym. Lynen completed his primary and secondary schooling in Munich, and in 1930 matriculated at the chemistry department of Munich University.…
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