Title:

Letter from Frank Press, National Academy of Sciences to Marshall W. Nirenberg

Creator:

Press, Frank
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Recipient:

Nirenberg, Marshall W.

Date:

6 January 1987

Description:

Press, President of the National Academy of Sciences, provides an update on the release from exile of Soviet scientist Andrei Sakharov and remains hopeful that formal relations with the Soviet Academy are possible. Press notes that in press interviews Sakharov "attributed his release from exile to the role of Western academies," making Sakharov's return to Moscow and his scientific work a "reason for rejoicing."

Location:

Box: 16. Folder: 19

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Frank Press.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

JJBBRX

NLM ID:

101584910X289

Profiles Collection:

The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X289

Story Section:

Beyond the Laboratory: Professional, Personal, and Political Life, 1967-2002