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Sir William Ramsay - Nobel Prize

In 1904, Ramsay was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 'for his discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air, and his determination of their place in the Periodic system'.

Sir William RAMSAY reading that he has won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1904, cartoon by Sir Henry Tonks

Ramsay

An affectionate cartoon of Ramsay reading over breakfast the letter announcing that he has won the prize was drawn by Sir Henry Tonks RA, then Head of the Slade School of Art (College Art Collections, University College London). Note the large money bag being handed to him in the picture in the upper left hand corner.

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