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The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Title:
[Acceptance speech for Gairdner Foundation Award] pdf (57,141 Bytes)
Description:
The Gairdner Foundation is a non-profit corporation devoted to the recognition of outstanding achievement in biomedical research worldwide. Nirenberg won the award in 1967. In this first page of his draft he discusses the importance of scientific freedom as an ideal to cherish.
Item is handwritten.
Number of Image Pages:
1 (57,141 Bytes)
Date Supplied:
1967?
Creator:
Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Rights:
This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.
Exhibit Category:
Beyond the Laboratory: Professional, Personal, and Political Life, 1967-2002
Box Number: 4
Folder Number: 3
Unique Identifier:
JJBBRS
Accession Number:
2000-047
Document Type:
Speeches
Drafts (documents)
Language:
English
Format:
application/pdf
image/tif
Physical Condition:
Good
Series: Series I: Personal and Biographical, 1945-2000
SubSeries: Other Awards and Honors, 1962-1988
Folder: Gairdner Foundation Award (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) [includes notes and drafts of speech], 1967 Nov
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2007-02-22

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