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...Physiology Percy W. Bridgeman 1946 Physics Edward M. Purcell 1952 Physics Fritz A. Lipmann 1953 Medicine, Physiology John F. Enders 1954 Medicine, Physiology Frederick C. Robbins 1954 Medicine, Physiology Thomas H. Weller 1954 Medicine, Physiology George von Bekesy 1961 Medicine, Physiology James D. Watson 1962 Medicine, Physiology Konrad E. Bloch 1964 Medicine, Physiology Julian S. Schwinger 1965 Physics Robert Burns Woodward 1965 Chemistry George Wald 1967 Medicine, Physiology Simon S. Kuznets 1971 Economics Kenneth J. Arrow 1972 Economics Wassily W. Leontif 1973 Economics William N. Lipscomb 1976 Chemistry John H. Van Vleck 1977 Physics Sheldon L. Glashow 1979 Physics Steven...
...proved to be a huge embarrassment. Amid a blizzard of rumors and allegations of spying for the KGB and kinky sex with a Viennese prostitute known only as "Tina," U.S. diplomat Felix Bloch has survived the obsessive scrutiny of both the press and the FBI without blowing his cool. None of the accusations have stuck, however, and though he has been on administrative leave since June, Bloch continues to draw his $80,000 salary. While still convinced there is substance to the charges, the FBI reluctantly scaled back its investigation in December...
...dour diplomat without triggering a potentially compromising countersuit? Last week a frustrated State Department, invoking a little-known statute, prepared to fire Bloch "in the interest of national security." Precisely what national-security "interest" was not disclosed. After so many months of stonewalling, how far will Bloch go to defend himself? Prosecutors are concerned that the State Department's action could jeopardize an already shaky criminal case...
...Bloch also said that the NSF, which is a major source of federal funding for university research, has been shifting its focus the last few years from strictly supporting research to funding programs that encourage high school and undergraduate science education...
...Bloch also acknowledged that the federal government's support for science research has been insufficient. As the percentage of the American Gross National Product spent on research has stayed constant at about 2.8 percent in recent years, Japan's has doubled during the same period...