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George Wald

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George Wald

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American biologist, biochemist, physiologist and Nobel laureate (1906–1997)

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George Wald (1906–1997) was an American author and recipient of the Nobel Prize. His written works include *The origin of death*, *Therefore Choose Life*, *Homo Mysticus*, and *Twenty-six afternoons of biology*. He is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, as well as the Nobel Laureates and Nobel Medicine collections.

Wald’s bibliography includes thirteen works, with *Twenty-six afternoons of biology* listed among his top titles. This specific title is also noted as a collaboration with others. His contributions are referenced by 388 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Works
13

Top works

  • The origin of death
  • Therefore Choose Life
  • Homo Mysticus
  • Twenty-six afternoons of biology
  • Twenty-six afternoons of biology [By] George Wald [and others]

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1906-11-18
Active to
1997-04-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
2

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. A short history of<i>SHELX</i>

    · 2007 · cited 79,944x

  2. Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

    · 1997 · cited 48,627x

  3. Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>

    · 2015 · cited 40,878x

  4. <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination

    · 2015 · cited 27,634x

  5. A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity

    · 1961 · cited 23,200x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1967

    “for their discoveries concerning the primary physiological and chemical visual processes in the eye”

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Encyclopedic overview

George Wald (November 18, 1906 – April 12, 1997) was an American scientist and activist who studied pigments in the retina. He won a share of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Haldan Keffer Hartline and Ragnar Granit.

In 1970, Wald predicted that “civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind.”

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “George Wald” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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