Medicine Also Disregards National Boundaries.

Science, Almost From Its Beginnings, Has Been Truly International In Character. National Prejudices Disappear Completely In The Scientist's Search For Truth.

Only A Small Part Of Scientific Progress Has Resulted From Planned Search For Specific Objectives. A Much More Important Part Has Been Made Possible By The Freedom Of The Individual To Follow His Own Curiosity.

To My Mind, The Most Important Aspect Of The Nobel Awards Is That They Bring Home To The Masses Of The Peoples Of All Nations, A Realization Of Their Common Interests. They Carry To Those Who Have No Direct Contact With Science The International Spirit.

And Literature Frequently Rises To Heights That Make It International.

Medicine Also Disregards National Boundaries.