Joshua Lederberg
Academic
1925 – 2008
Who was Joshua Lederberg?
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 just 33 years old when he won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering that bacteria can mate and exchange genes. He shared the prize with Edward L. Tatum and George Beadle who won for their work with genetics.
In addition to his contributions to biology, Lederberg did extensive research in artificial intelligence. This included work in the NASA experimental programs seeking life on Mars and the chemistry expert system Dendral.
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- Born
- May 23, 1925
Montclair - Also known as
- Joshua S Lederberg
- Spouses
- Esther Lederberg
(1946/12 - )
- Esther Lederberg
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Columbia University
- Stuyvesant High School
- Columbia College of Columbia University in the City of New York
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Employment
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Stanford University
- Lived in
- Montclair
- Died
- Feb 2, 2008
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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