"This ceremony and the intellectual aura associated with the Nobel Prizes have grown from the wisdom of a practical chemist who wrote a remarkable will"
- Stanford Moore
About this Quote
This quote by Stanford Moore is referring to Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist and creator who established the Nobel Prizes in 1895. Nobel's will stated that most of his estate need to be used to develop a series of rewards to be granted each year to individuals who had actually made impressive contributions to the fields of physics, chemistry, medication, literature, and peace. Moore is highlighting the wisdom of Nobel in recognizing the significance of intellectual accomplishment and the requirement to acknowledge and reward it. Moore is also noting the growth of the Nobel Prize event and the intellectual aura associated with it, which has actually ended up being a symbol of excellence and achievement worldwide. Nobel's tradition has been to acknowledge and reward the very best minds in the world, and to influence others to strive for excellence.
This quote is written / told by Stanford Moore between September 4, 1913 and August 23, 1982. He/she was a famous Scientist from USA.
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