David M. Lee
Photo gallery
David M. Lee receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 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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David M. Lee after the Nobel Prize award ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 1996.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
David M. Lee and Sweden's Queen Silvia at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 1996.
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David M. Lee delivering his speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 1996.
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David M. Lee photographed during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden, December 1996.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
David M. Lee, Robert C. Richardson and Douglas D. Osheroff at a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1996.
Photo: Boo Jonsson
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.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
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.
Nobel Foundation. Photo: Lars Åström
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.