"Nobel Perspectives on Ethics in Science" videorecordings 1996

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"Nobel Perspectives on Ethics in Science" videorecordings 1996

This program featured Stanford Nobel laureates sharing their personal reflections on current ethical issues in scientific research, using case histories and personal observations: Robert McGinn, Henry Taube, Arthur Kornberg, Paul Berg, Arthur Schawlow, and Herbert Abrams.

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Stanford Channel (Television network : Stanford, Calif.)

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Biographical/Historical Sketch The Stanford Channel is managed by Stanford University's Information Technology Systems and Services (ITSS), specifically Communication Services. Its broadcasts include telecourses, original programs, lectures, conferences, and Stanford sports events From the guide to the "Nobel Perspectives on Ethics in Science" videorecordings, 1996, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives) ...

Taube, Henry, 1915-2005

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Born in Canada, Henry Taube received his B.S. in chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan in 1935, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Berkeley in 1940. He was an Instructor at Berkeley, Assistant Professor at Cornell, rose to Professor at the University of Chicago, and in 1962 came to Stanford University. At Stanford he served as chair of the Department of Chemistry from 1972-74 and again in 1978-79. Henry's research interests were in both inorganic and organic chemistry; his work has been centr...

Abrams, Herbert L.

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d.2003. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83642614 Biographical/Historical note Herbert Abrams is a professor of radiology, emeritus, at the Stanford School of Medicine and a member-in-residence at CISAC [Center for International Security and Cooperation], where he directs the Project on Disabled Leadership. He was Professor and Director of Diagnostic ...

McGinn, Robert E., 1941-

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Writer on acoustical engineering, professor at Stanford University. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, July 30, 1979 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861781 ...

Berg, Paul, 1926-....

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Biochemistry Professor at Stanford University since 1960, Berg received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1980 for "fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids with particular regard to recombinant DNA." He was appointed Director of Stanford's Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine in 1984. In 1967, Berg, working at the Salk Institute, redirected his study of protein synthesis from bacterial cells to tumor viruses. By 1970, this research had led Berg and his associates to conclude...

Schawlow, Arthur L., 1921-1999

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Physicist, (1921-1999). Professor of physics, Stanford University from 1961. From the description of Letter regarding edits to chapter 2 of -Physics in the 20th Century-, 1997 December 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78903394 Physicist. Professor of Physics at Stanford University since 1961 and executive head of the Physics Dept., 1966-70; at Bell Laboratories, 1951-1961. Schawlow is best known for his work on lasers, and received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1981. ...

Kornberg, Arthur, 1918-2007

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Biochemistry professor at Stanford University since 1959, focusing on enzymatic studies of DNA replication. Kornberg was Chief of Enzymes and Metabolics at the National Institute of Health from 1947 to 1953, Chief of the Department of Microbiology at the Washington University School of Medicine from 1953 to 1959 and Chairman of Stanford's Department of Biochemistry from 1959 to 1969. In 1959, Kornberg received a Nobel Prize in medicine and physiology for pioneering the synthesis of DNA in the la...