Chemistry

Biographical

Ancestry “On 11 March 1890, a five-hour banquet for hundreds of invited guests was held in the festive chamber of the Berlin City Hall. A festival of a magnificence perhaps unparalleled in the history of science … The vast chandeliered room was decorated with palm trees and laurel leaves, and one end was dominated by…

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Award ceremony speech

Swedish Presentationstal av professor Olof Ramström, ledamot av , ledamot av Nobelkommittén för kemi, 10 december 2016. Eders Majestäter. Eders Kungliga Högheter. Ärade Pristagare. Mina Damer och Herrar. Den mänskliga utvecklingen är starkt förknippad med maskiner. Dessa har hjälpt oss…

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Award ceremony speech

English Presentation Speech by Professor Olof Ramström, Member of the ; Member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, 10 December 2016. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Esteemed Nobel Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen,…

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Other resources

Links to other sites Articles Nair, P. (2012) QnAs with W. E. Moerner, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 109(17):6357. Deffke, U. (2011) Outsmarting optical boundaries, www.mpg.de/1039625/Optical_Boundaries Gewin, V. (2006) Eric Betzig, group leader, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Leesburg, Virginia, Nature 440:578 Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Biography Eric Betzig, www.hhmi.org/scientists/eric-betzig Video interview…

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Banquet speech

Aaron Klug’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1982 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to express my profound gratitude for the distinction with which you have honoured me today. Ever since I heard the news of the Royal Swedish Academy’s decision, and even since arriving in Stockholm,…

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