Joshua Lederberg

1925 - 2008

Country of citizenship: United States

Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Educated at: Columbia University, Yale University, Stuyvesant High School, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Occupation: geneticist, molecular biologist, university teacher, computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher, physician, zoologist, microbiologist

Award received: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Presidential Medal of Freedom, William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement, National Medal of Science, Maxwell Finland Award, ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award, ACM Fellow, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Wilbur Cross Medal

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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. This included work in the NASA experimental programs seeking life on Mars and the chemistry expert system Dendral. Source: Wikipedia (en)