Chemistry
Theodore W. Richards – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 6, 1919 Atomic Weights With deep earnestness I express my heartfelt gratitude for the great honour which you, eminent Fellows of this celebrated Royal Academy, have bestowed upon me. This honour gave me pleasure which could not be overestimated or over-stated. No chemist, and especially no chemist who has endeavored to determine…
moreAlfred Werner – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Alfred Werner’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1913 (in German) Ihre Königliche Hoheiten, meine Damen und Herren! Wenn der wissenschaftliche Forscher in der Überzeugung lebt, dass die Wissenschaft um ihrer selbstwillen gepflegt werden muss, und dass jeder Fortschritt in der Erkenntnis, wenn vielleicht auch erst in späterer Zeit, der Allgemeinheit in…
moreAlfred Werner – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1913 On the Constitution and Configuration of Higher-Order Compounds Pdf 88 kB
morePaul Sabatier – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Paul Sabatier’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1912 (in French) Altesse Royale, Mesdames, Messieurs, Parmi les souhaits que j’ai pu former au plus profond de moi-même, celui qui m’eût semblé le plus téméraire était de recevoir le prix Nobel comme récompense de mes travaux. Ce rêve est devenu une réalité: aussi…
moreVictor Grignard – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1912 The Use of Organomagnesium Compunds in Preparative Organic Chemistry Pdf 65 kB
morePaul Sabatier – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1912 The Method of Direct Hydrogenation by Catalysis I find it most moving to be speaking to you within these precincts, immortalized as they are by so many glories, and I should find it difficult to overcome my emotion if I were not aware of the kindness with which the Royal…
moreOtto Wallach – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture