This edition: Leon Lederman, Julius Axelrod, Herbert Hauptman and Jerome Karle
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Original tape date: December 20, 2022. First aired: February 13, 2023.On this episode of CUNY Laureates, we continue our Nobel season by profiling four City College graduates with the passion for the sciences. First, Leon Lederman’s quest for simplicity ends in the discovery of one of the most elusive particles in the universe. From Tylenol to Prozac, we learn how Julius Axelrod’s lab accident led to major advances in the pharmaceutical industry. Finally, Jerome Karle and Herbert Hauptman find perfect symmetries, both in crystals and beyond.
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