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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1968
For Breaking the Genetic Code
NIRENBERG, Marshall (1927-2010). Jewish, American biochemist and geneticist. Shared the Nobel Prize in 1968 for Physiology or Medicine for breaking the genetic code. He was awarded the National Medal of Science (1964) and the National Medal of Honor (1968) by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Book from his personal library. Voices in Stone, The Decipherment of Ancient Scripts and Writings. Viking Press, 1961, 327 pages, illustrated.
Signed “M. Nirenberg” on the front free endpaper. Another name (possibly a former owner) has been crossed out by Nirenberg. Books from the libraries of Nobel Prize recipients are seldom offered and this is a nice example of an interesting book, with the dust jacket............................................. $85.00
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