Title:

Letter from Michael Heidelberger to F. M. Burnet, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Creator:

Heidelberger, Michael

Recipient:

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and Burnet, F. M., Sir (Frank Macfarlane), 1899-1985

Date:

15 October 1941

Description:

In this letter, Heidelberger congratulated the immunologist, virologist, and future (1960) Nobel Laureate Burnet on the publication of his 1941 book, "The Production of Antibodies," in which Burnet developed a theory for the immunology of viral infections.

Location:

Box: 2. Folder: 1

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Allergy and Immunology and Virology

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

DHBBFR

NLM ID:

101584940X76

Profiles Collection:

The Michael Heidelberger Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584940X76

Story Section:

Antigens and Antibodies: Heidelberger and The Rise of Quantitative Immunochemistry, 1928-1954