Joshua Lederberg

Scientist

1925-05-23

Books by Joshua Lederberg

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Being successful at a very young age gave me the confidence and the capability to try out other things.
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If it takes you 20 or 25 years to establish yourself in one field, you really ought to be careful not to stray too far.
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A Swedish newspaper reporter called and said, You've been awarded the Prize. I was quite sure it was a practical joke.
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I started on the use of the Internet for scientific communication. Our research group was one of the very first to make really systematic use of it as a way of managing research projects.
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I don't believe anybody can really grasp everything that's even in one textbook.
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By the time I was 12 or 13, I was studying biochemistry textbooks.
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I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage younger people.
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