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Joshua Lederberg

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American molecular biologist (1925-2008)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1925 to 2008 · aged 82
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Joshua Lederberg was an American molecular biologist known for his work in microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, and the United States space program.

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Lederberg alongside his wife, esteemed microbiologist and feminist figure,[6] Esther Lederberg and their friends Gunther Stent and Sydney Brenner in 1965Lederberg alongside his wife, esteemed microbiologist and feminist figure,[6] Esther Lederberg and their friends Gunther Stent and Sydney Brenner in 1965Lederberg in 1958Lederberg in 1958Lederberg (right) receiving The National Medal of Science from George H. W. BushLederberg (right) receiving The National Medal of Science from George H. W. BushImpact crater Lederberg in Xanthe Terra on MarsImpact crater Lederberg in Xanthe Terra on Mars

Awards 9

2006Presidential Medal of Freedom
1997Maxwell Finland Award
1995ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award
1994ACM Fellow
1989National Medal of Science
1982William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
1979Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1969Wilbur Cross Medal
1958Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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Connected to Joshua 6

John KendrewAlso won William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementTom WolfeAlso won Wilbur Cross MedalElizabeth DoleAlso won Maxwell Finland AwardFred BrooksAlso won ACM-AAAI Allen Newell AwardStuart J. RussellAlso won ACM-AAAI Allen Newell AwardDouglas DiamondAlso won Wilbur Cross Medal

About this person

Joshua Lederberg 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 for discovering that bacteria can mate and exchange genes ; work that was conducted alongside his wife Esther, who was uncredited for her contributions. He shared the prize with Edward Tatum and George Beadle, who won for their work with genetics.

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United States
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2008 · aged 82
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