tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post1536893951092423942..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Nobel Laureates: George Hitchings and Gertrude ElionLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-16134285474429657822008-11-27T20:52:00.000-05:002008-11-27T20:52:00.000-05:00Elion is also notable as a Nobel Laureate *without...Elion is also notable as a Nobel Laureate *without* an advance formal degree in science. From <A HREF="http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/pharm/chemo/readings/lifeline.htm" REL="nofollow">Elion-bio</A>:<BR/><BR/>Elion: <I>"For a number of years I felt that I hadn't done my job because I hadn't gone ahead and gotten a doctorate . . . It wasn't until a couple years after I achieved real professional success that I could say, 'Oh, who cares?' But I did care . . . For years I really felt the lack of that degree; now I consider it a badge of honor. Now when I meet young women who want to go into science and they say, 'But of course I could never do it without a Ph.D.,' I say, 'But of course you can.'"</I><BR/><BR/>Are there other Laureates without advanced graduate degrees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-67494386455078019812008-11-27T14:47:00.000-05:002008-11-27T14:47:00.000-05:00He may not be a Nobel Laureate but someone is goin...He may not be a Nobel Laureate but someone is going to be regularly visiting just down the street - Stephen Hawking - <A HREF="http://money.canoe.ca/News/Other/2008/11/27/7555921-cp.html" REL="nofollow">More info...</A>sarniaskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02183125250166884307noreply@blogger.com