From the November 19, 1932, issue

NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY IS AWARDED DR. LANGMUIR

The award of the 1932 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Dr. Irving Langmuir, the General Electric Research Laboratory chemist, adds laurels to a system of investigation of nature’s secrets as it recognizes a great scientist.

Langmuir has never been a mere inventor or applier of knowledge to pressing technical problems.