Richard F. Heck receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2010. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Richard F. Heck after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2010. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Richard F. Heck and Professor Beverly P. Mortensen at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 2010. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Akira Suzuki, Ei-ichi Negishi and Richard F. Heck at Aula Magna, Stockholm University, on 8 December 2010. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Richard F. Heck delivering his Nobel Lecture at Aula Magna, Stockholm University, on 8 December 2010. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Richard F. Heck delivering his Nobel Lecture at Aula Magna, Stockholm University, on 8 December 2010. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Richard F. Heck with his wife Socorro N. Heck, during the reception at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, 7 December 2010. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Richard F. Heck (left), with fellow Chemistry Laureates Ei-ichi Negishi (centre) and Akira Suzuki (right) during their interview with Nobelprize.org in Stockholm, 6 December 2010. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editorial Director of Nobel Media.

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The 2010 Nobel Laureates assembled for a group photo during their visit to the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2010. Back row, left to right: Nobel Laureates in Physics Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim, Laureates in Economic Sciences Peter A. Diamond, Christopher A. Pissarides and Dale T. Mortensen. Front row, left to right: Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Richard F. Heck, Nobel Laureate in Literature Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Akira Suzuki and Ei-ichi Negishi. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2010
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Richard F. Heck outside his home in Manila, the Philippines, October 2010.

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Richard F. Heck in his home in Manila, the Philippines, October 2010.

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Richard F. Heck with his wife Socorro N. Heck. Photo taken 28 October 2010.

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Portrait of Richard F. Heck. Photo taken in 1989.

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Professor Richard F. Heck lecturing at University of Delaware.

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