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George Wald | |
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 George Wald in 1987 | |
| Born | George Wald November 18, 1906 |
| Died | April 12, 1997 (aged 90) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University Columbia University |
| Known for | Pigments in the retina Wald's visual cycle |
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| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry (1939) Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1953) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1967) |
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| Fields | Neurobiology |
| Institutions | Harvard University University of Chicago |
George Wald (November 18, 1906 – April 12, 1997) was an American scientist and activist who studied pigments in the retina. He won a share of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Haldan Keffer Hartline and Ragnar Granit.[1]
In 1970, Wald predicted that “civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind.”[2][3][4]
- ^ The Nobel Foundation. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1967". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Walter E. Williams (2015). American Contempt for Liberty. Hoover Institution Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-0817918750. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ Mark J. Perry (April 21, 2015) 18 spectacularly wrong apocalyptic predictions made around the time of the first Earth Day in 1970, expect more this year. aei.org
- ^ "The End of Civilization Feared by Biochemist". The New York Times. November 19, 1970. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
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