The scientist Richard Axel

Richard Axel

Living place: New York

Birthday: 2-7-1946 (78 years old)

Population of US 1946: 141,388,566

Global rank: #98543

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Who is The scientist Richard Axel?
Renowned molecular biologist who won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the olfactory system. Among his achievements was the discovery that there are about a thousand olfactory receptor genes in the mammalian genome.
In 2007, he received the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Double Helix Medal for his contributions to the field of genetics.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was a basketball player at Stuyvesant High School.

Family life info

He was married to social worker Ann Axel before marrying scientist Cornelia Bargmann.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling The scientist Richard Axel?
He shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with his colleague, Linda Buck.

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When was The scientist Richard Axel born?
Richard Axel birthday 2-7-1946 (at the age of 78).
Where is The scientist Richard Axel's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Richard Axel was born in New York, . is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Richard Axel's global rank is 98543 and whose rank is 791 in list of famous The scientist. Population of US in 1946 is about 141,388,566 persons.
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Events in 1946 and 2-7

Events in US in the birth year of Richard Axel

  • US Atomic Energy Commission is established.
  • Benjamin Spock's childcare classic published.
  • Worst work stoppages since 1919, with coal, electrical, and steel industries hit hardest.
  • First automatic electronic digital computer, ENIAC, dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania.

Birthday Richard Axel (2-7) in history

  • Day 2-7 year 1566: French astrologer, physician and author of the book "Prophecies" Nostradamus passed away in Salon-de-Provence.
  • Day 2-7 year 1881: President James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau; he died on Sept. 19.
  • Day 2-7 year 1890: Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act.
  • Day 2-7 year 1937: Amelia Earhart and her co-pilot Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to fly around the world.
  • Day 2-7 year 1964: President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
  • Day 2-7 year 1976: In Gregg v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was not inherently cruel or unusual.
  • Day 2-7 year 1997: Actor James Stewart died in Beverly Hills, Calif.
  • Day 2-7 year 2002: Steve Fossett became the first to circumnavigate the globe solo in a balloon.
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