Robert F. Curl Jr.
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Robert F. Curl Jr. receiving his Nobel Prize from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Prize award ceremony, 10 December 1996.
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All laureates assembled at the Nobel Prize award ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 1996. From left: physics laureates David M. Lee, Douglas D. Osheroff and Robert C. Richardson, chemistry laureates Robert F. Curl Jr., Sir Harold W. Kroto and Richard E. Smalley, medicine laureates Peter C. Doherty and Rolf M. Zinkernagel, literature laureate Wislawa Szymborska and economic sciences laureate James A. Mirrlees.
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Robert F. Curl Jr. with his Nobel Prize after the award ceremony, 10 December 1996.
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Robert F. Curl Jr. proceeds into the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall for the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 1996.
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Robert F. Curl Jr. at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 1996.
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Robert F. Curl Jr at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1996.
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Robert F. Curl delivering his speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1996.
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Chemistry laureates Harry Kroto, Robert Curl and Richard Smalley in 1996.
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Robert F. Curl Jr. delivering his Nobel Prize lecture on 7 December 1996.
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Chemistry laureates Robert F. Curl Jr., Sir Harold Kroto and Richard E. Smalley at a press conference, December 1996.
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From left: David M. Lee, Robert C. Richardson, Douglas D. Osheroff, Robert F. Curl Jr and Sir Harold Kroto during a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, December 1996.
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Ten Nobel Laureates of 1996 assembled in Stockholm in December 1996. Back row: Sir Harold W. Kroto, Douglas D. Osheroff, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, James A. Mirrlees, Robert F. Curl Jr. and Richard E. Smalley. Front row: Peter C. Doherty, Wisława Szymborska, David M. Lee and Robert C. Richardson.
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Nine Nobel Laureates of 1996 assembled in Stockholm in December 1996. Back row: Sir Harold W. Kroto, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Richard E. Smalley. Peter C. Doherty, Douglas D. Osheroff. Front row: James A. Mirrlees, Robert F. Curl Jr., David M. Lee and Robert C. Richardson.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.