George Wald

Affiliations:

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States

Area:

identified vitamin A in the retina, biochemistry of vision

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http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1967/wald.html

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Bio:

(1906 - 1997)
http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/49446.html
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9977&page=298
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1967 was awarded jointly to Ragnar Granit, Haldan Keffer Hartline and George Wald "for their discoveries concerning the primary physiological and chemical visual processes in the eye".

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Parents

Selig Hecht	grad student	1932	Columbia
Paul Karrer	post-doc	1932-1933	Universität Zürich (Chemistry Tree)
Otto Fritz Meyerhof	post-doc	1932-1933	Kaiser-Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg (Chemistry Tree)
Otto Warburg	post-doc	1932-1933	Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Biologie (Chemistry Tree)

Children

Richard Allen Cone	research assistant		Harvard
Josh Wallman	research assistant		Department of Psychology - Harvard University
Rowena Green Matthews	research assistant	1965	Harvard (Chemistry Tree)
Ruth Hubbard	grad student	1950	Harvard (Chemistry Tree)
Austen Fox Riggs	grad student	1952	Harvard College (Cell Biology Tree)
Timothy H. Goldsmith	grad student	1958	Harvard
John E. Dowling	grad student	1961	Harvard
Deric Bownds	grad student	1967	Harvard
Merle S. Bruno	grad student	1969-1971	Harvard
Donald R. Griffin	post-doc		Harvard
Tom Reuter	post-doc	1969-1970	Harvard
John Lisman	post-doc	1972-1974	Harvard
Charles M. Radding	research scientist	1957-1959	Harvard Medical School (Chemistry Tree)

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Wald G. (2001) Dynamische Instandhaltungskooperationen als ein Erfolgsfaktor im Anlagenmanagement: Vorgehensweise zur Planung und Steuerung der Aufgabenverteilung in Abhängigkeit von der Anlagenlebensdauer Vdi Berichte. 379-393
Wald G. (1991) Selig Hecht: February 8, 1892-September 18, 1947. Biographical Memoirs. National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). 60: 81-100
Wald G. (1987) Letter Scientist. 1
Wald G. (1986) How the theory of solutions arose Journal of Chemical Education. 63: 658
Wald G. (1986) Profiles in chemistry: How the theory of solutions arose Journal of Chemical Education. 63: 658-659
Wald G. (1986) TLP systems for 1,000 ft.
Wald G. (1984) Life and mind in the universe International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 26: 1-15
Epstein SS, Swartz JB, Bingham E, et al. (1984) Cancer and diet Science. 224: 660-668
Chellman DJ, Wald GG. (1983) AGE HARDENING BEHAVIOR OF Al-Li-(Cu)-(Mg)-Zr P/M ALLOYS. Progress in Powder Metallurgy. 38: 361-381
Wald G. (1982) Origin of the theory of solutions. Science (New York, N.Y.). 217: 1084