Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1947 Further Progress in Chemotherapy of Bacterial Infections Pdf 595 kB

Corneille Heymans’ speech from the ceremony in Ghent, Belgium, where the prize was distributed, January 16, 1940 (in Dutch) Mevrouw! Bij de overweldigende indrukken, die deze dag voor mij en mijn Familie medebrengt, voegt de komst van Uwe Majesteit de onverwelkbare geheugenis van een Koninklijk-Moederlijke fijngevoeligheid van zuiverste gehalte. De Vorstin, Die nooit heeft opgehouden…

Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1945 The Part Played by Vascular Presso- and Chemo-Receptors in Respiratory Control Pdf 180 kB

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Albert Szent-Györgyi’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1937 Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen: The first feeling of any guest, treated in this princely fashion can be no other than that of profound gratitude. To my mind, however, this magnificent celebration is much more than the expression of the splendid hospitality of…

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1937 Oxidation, Energy Transfer, and Vitamins Pdf 64 kB

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Hans Spemann’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1935 (in German) Königliche Höhheiten! Meine Damen und Herrn! Wenn ich heute die höchste wissenschaftliche Ehrung, welche die moderne Kulturwelt kennt, dankbar bewegten Herzens aus der Hand von Schwedens König entgegennahm, tat ich es nicht für mich allein. Ich stehe hier für einen Freundeskreis,…

Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1935 The Organizer-Effect in Embryonic Development The experiments which finally led to the discovery of the phenomena which are now designated as “organizer-effect” were prompted by a question which actually goes back to the beginnings of developmental mechanics, indeed to the beginnings of the history of evolution in general. How does…

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