Joshua Lederberg
American molecular biologist
Joshua Lederberg, ForMemRS was an American molecular biologist known for his work in microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, and the United States space program. He was 33 years old when he won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine... Wikipedia
Born: May 23, 1925, Montclair, NJ
Died: February 2, 2008 (age 82 years), Washington Heights Family Health Center, New York, NY
Known for: Neurospora crassa; Bacterial conjugation; Dendral; Astrobiology; Transduction
Education: Yale University (1948), Columbia University, Stuyvesant High School, and more
Spouse: Esther Lederberg (m. 1946–1968)
Doctoral students: Norton Zinder