Joshua Lederberg
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 Joshua Lederberg     ( molecular biologist, eugenicist) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 23, 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 2, 2008 (Age 82) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | US | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | Jewish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | • Stuyvesant High School • Columbia University • Yale University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Esther Lederberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Fulbright Program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Molecular biologist known for his work in microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, and the United States space program. He was a proponent of eugenics.
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Joshua Lederberg was an American molecular biologist known for his work in microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, and the United States space program.
He was a proponent of eugenics.
A Publication by Joshua Lederberg
| Title | Publication type | Publication date | Description |
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| Making Intelligence Smarter | report | 1996 | A very spooky Council on Foreign Relations task force recommending among other things continued large budgets and overturning bans on CIA members posing as journalists and members of the clergy in covert operations overseas. |
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Description |
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| The Biological Future of Man | 1962 | 1962 | Conference discussing "Do people have the right to have children at all?" |
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