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Joshua Lederberg
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Joshua Lederberg
Joshua Lederberg
,
ForMemRS
(May 23, 1925 – February 2, 2008) was an
American
molecular biologist
known for his work in microbial genetics,
artificial intelligence
, and the United States space program. He was just 33 years old when he won the 1958
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
for discovering that
bacteria
can mate and exchange genes. He shared the prize with
Edward L. Tatum
and
George Beadle
who won for their work with genetics.
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