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| Nobel Roots |
Ten Nobel laureates - in
medicine, physics, chemistry, economics and peace -
assembled at Technion in May 2008 to celebrate 60
years of science in Israel, presenting lectures at a
standing-room-only symposium. Prof. Tim Hunt, who
received the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine, commented, “I greatly admire the
tremendous vitality, knowledge and informality of
Israeli scientists.”
Caption: Pictured at Technion’s Lokey Park, seven
Nobel laureates and Technion dignitaries (l-r): Prof.
Peretz Lavie, then Technion Vice President for
Resource Development and External Relations; Technion
Distinguished Prof. Avram Hershko (2004, Chemistry);
Prof. Tim Hunt (2001, Medicine); Prof. Jacques Lewiner,
Technion Guardian and symposium co-chair and sponsor;
Technion President Prof. Yitzhak Apeloig; Prof. David
Gross (2004, Physics); Prof. Ferid Murad (1998,
Medicine); Prof. Günter Blobel (1999, Medicine);
Technion Distinguished Prof. Aaron Ciechanover (2004,
Chemistry); Prof. Kurt Wüthrich (2002, Chemistry);
and Prof. Michael Aviram, conference co-chair. Not
pictured: Prof. Robert Aumann (2005, Economic
Sciences); Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn (1987, Chemistry);
and Prof. Elie Wiesel (1986, Peace). |
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Nobel Roots