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Joshua Lederberg

1925 - 2008

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Joshua Lederberg (May 23, 1925 – February 2, 2008) 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 (bacterial conjugation). He shared the prize with Edward 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joshua Lederberg is the 152nd most popular biologist (up from 162nd in 2019), the 1,295th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,426th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Joshua Lederberg ranks 152 out of 1,097. Before him are E. O. Wilson, Gabriele Falloppio, Ibn al-Baitar, Johan Christian Fabricius, Félix d'Herelle, and Howard Martin Temin. After him are Bernard Katz, Thomas Huckle Weller, Bernard Germain de Lacépède, Martin Chalfie, Jakob von Uexküll, and Susumu Tonegawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Joshua Lederberg ranks 71. Before him are Robert Venturi, Oliver Smithies, John Tate, Wong Fei-hung, Jean Tinguely, and Michael Halliday. After him are Frei Otto, Tom Gehrels, John Pople, John Cocke, Celia Cruz, and József Bozsik. Among people deceased in 2008, Joshua Lederberg ranks 45. Before him are George Habash, Jörg Haider, Janez Drnovšek, Michael Crichton, George Emil Palade, and Giuseppe Di Stefano. After him are Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, Thomas Huckle Weller, Aimé Césaire, Edward Norton Lorenz, Tassos Papadopoulos, and Masanobu Fukuoka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joshua Lederberg ranks 1,295 out of 20,380. Before him are A. E. Waite (1857), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), Mike Shinoda (1977), James M. Buchanan (1919), Howard Martin Temin (1934), and William Fichtner (1956). After him are Joseph Campbell (1904), John Reed (1887), John Jacob Astor IV (1864), Susan B. Anthony (1820), Henry Norris Russell (1877), and Sam Anderson (1945).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Joshua Lederberg ranks 28. Before him are Lynn Margulis (1938), Gerald Edelman (1929), Edward B. Lewis (1918), Daniel Nathans (1928), E. O. Wilson (1929), and Howard Martin Temin (1934). After him are Thomas Huckle Weller (1915), Martin Chalfie (1947), Nettie Stevens (1861), George Davis Snell (1903), Leland H. Hartwell (1939), and Norman Borlaug (1914).

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