A new series of Nobel Lectures (1991–1995), covering the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, Economic Sciences, Peace and Literature, has just been published by World Scientific.

These volumes have been compiled and edited by eminent academics recommended by the Nobel Foundation, and consist of the lectures arranged by subject and in chronological order, with updated biographies of the laureates since they were awarded the Nobel Prize. Each volume will serve as a vital reference book, the paperback edition making the lectures more accessible.

The Nobel Prizes are awarded for humanity's greatest achievements. Each year the newly named laureates deliver lectures on the work that won them the Prizes.

World Scientific was awarded worldwide exclusive rights by the Nobel Foundation to publish in English and distribute the lectures in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, and Peace for the years 1971–1995; in Literature for 1968–1995; and in Economic Sciences (Sveriges Riksbank Prize, in memory of Alfred Nobel) for 1969–1995.

Nobel Lectures in Physics (1991–1995)
edited by G Ekspong (University of Stockholm)

(1991) P-G de GENNES — Soft Matter; (1992) G CHARPAK — Electronic Imaging of Ionizing Radiation with Limited Avalanches in Gases; (1993) R A HULSE — The Discovery of the Binary Pulsar, & J-H TAYLOR Jr. — Binary Pulsars and Relativistic Gravity; (1994) B N BROCKHOUSE — Slow Neutron Spectroscopy and the Grand Atlas of the Physical World, & C G SHULL — Early Development of Neutron Scattering; (1995) M L PERL — Reflections on the Discovery of the Tau Lepton, & F REINES — The Neutrino: From Poltergeist to Particle.

Nobel Lectures in Chemistry (1991–1995)
edited by Bo G Malmström (Göteborg University)

(1991) R R ERNST — Nuclear Magetic Resonance Fourier Transform Spectroscopy; (1992) R A MARCUS — Electron Transfer Reactions in Chemistry: Theory and Experiment; (1993) K B MULLIS — The Polymerase Chain Reaction, & M SMITH — Synthetic DNA and Biology; (1994) G A OLAH — My Search for Carbocations and Their Role in Chemistry; (1995) P CRUTZEN — My Life with O3, NOx and Other YZOxs, M J MOLINA — Polar Ozone Depletion, & F S ROWLAND — Nobel Lecture.

Nobel Lectures in Physiology or Medicine (1991–1995)
edited by Nils Ringertz (Karolinski Institute, Stockholm)

(1991) E NEHER — Ion Channels for Communication Between and Within Cells, & B SAKMANN — Elementary Steps in Synaptic Transmission Revealed by Currents Through Single Ion Channels; (1992) E G KREBS — Protein Phosphorylation and Cellular Regulation, I, & E H FISCHER — Protein Phosphorylation and Cellular Regulation, II; (1993) R J ROBERTS — An Amazing Distortion in DNA Induced by a Methyltransferase, & P A SHARP — Split Genes and RNA Splicing; (1994) A G GILMAN – G Proteins and Regulation of Adenylyl Cyclase, & M RODBELL — Signal Transduction: Evolution of an Idea; (1995) E B LEWIS — The Bithorax Complex: The First Fifty Years, C NÜSSLEIN-VOLHARD — The Identification of Genes Controlling Development in Flies and Fishes, & E WIESCHAUS — From Molecular Patterns to Morphogenesis: The Lessons from Drosophila.

Nobel Lectures in Economic Sciences (1991–1995)
edited by Torsten Persson (University of Stockholm)

(1991) R H COASE — The Institutional Structure of Production; (1992) G S BECKER — The Economic Way of Looking at Life; (1993) R W Fogel — Economic Growth, Population Theory, and Physiology: The Bearing of Long-Term Processes on the Making of Economic Policy, & D C NORTH — Economic Performance Through Time; (1994) J C HARSANYI — Games with Incomplete Information, J F NASH, Jr —Nobel Seminar: The Work of John Nash in Game Theory, & R SELTEN — Multistage Game Models and Delay Supergames; (1995) R E LUCAS, Jr — Monetary Neutrality.

Nobel Lectures in Literature (1991–1995)
edited by S Allen (Swedish Academy, Stockholm)

(1991) N GORDIMER — Writing and Being; (1992) D WALCOTT — The Antilles: Fragments of Epic Memory; (1993) T MORRISON — Nobel Lecture; (1994) K OE — Japan, The Ambiguous, and Myself; (1995) S HEANEY — Crediting Poetry.

Nobel Lectures in Peace (1991–1995)
edited by I Abrams (Antioch University)

The Nobel Peace Prize-winners during the period 1991–1995 include men, women and organizations whose principles, dedication and diligence continue to shape history.

(1991) Aung San Suu Kyi; (1992) R Menchú Tum; (1993) Nelson R Mandela; (1994) Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin; (1995) J Rotblat — Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (Arms Limitation and Peace Building in the Post-Cold-War World).