Chemistry

Banquet speech

Manfred Eigen’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1967 (in German) Eure Majestät, Eure Königliche Hoheiten, meine Damen und Herren: In der Laudatio, die uns soeben bei der Verleihung des Chemie-Nobelpreises verlesen wurde, heißt es von „sehr schnellen Reaktionen”, „Störungen von (chemischen) Gleichgewichten”, „Blitzlichtphotolyse” und „(chemischer) Relaxation”. Nun, es war schon eine…

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Banquet speech

Ronald G.W. Norrish’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1967 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: As one who was brought up in the old tradition of chemical teaching when such names as Scheele, Priestly, Lavoisier, Berzelius and Liebig stood out as beacon lights along the road of…

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Banquet speech

George Porter’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1967 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentemen: It is a joyous occasion for a scientist when the subject which interests him most is recognised by the highest honour that the world can bestow. When the honour is given to that…

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Interview

Interview transcript We are now in Lindau and we are here at the 50th anniversary of the Nobel Prize Laureates meetings with students and we are lucky to have come to Professor Manfred Eigen and he got the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967 and we just welcome you here. Manfred Eigen:…

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Chemistry was the second prize area that Alfred Nobel mentioned in his will. Below, articles on the subject are presented. History of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The development of modern chemistry BY BO G. MALMSTRÖM OCH BERTIL ANDERSSON   Nobel Laureates in Chemistry share their thoughts The role of…

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Watch video interviews with the Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry. Pick a name! Or choose a joint interview, in which two or more Nobel Prize laureates are interviewed at the same time. Interviews with Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry Joint Interviews Links to more interviews with Nobel Prize laureates:

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