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...Wassily Leontief, a professor who taught at Harvard for 44 years until 1975 and won the 1973 Nobel Prize in economics, died last Saturday...
...University Name Prize and Year Robert C. Merton Economic Sciences, 1997 Elias J. Corey Chemistry, 1990 Ramsey F. Norman Physics, 1989 Dudley R. Herschbach Chemistry, 1986 Nicolaas Bloembergen Physics, 1981 David H. Hubel Physiology/Medicine, 1981 Baruj Benacerraf Physiology/Medicine, 1980 Steven Weinberg Physics, 1979 William N. Lipscomb Chemistry, 1976 Wassily Leontief Economic Sciences, 1973 The Official Web site for the Nobel prizes
...years since then, governments around the world have taken his lesson to heart. The revolution in jet aviation and the computers of Silicon Valley can be directly linked to government policies that steered money into technological research and development. "I am delighted," commented 1973 Economics Laureate Wassily Leontief. "He represents the best of our profession...
...Robbins 1954 Medicine Thomas H. Weller 1954 Medicine Georg von Bekesy 1961 Medicine James D. Watson 1962 Medicine Konrad E. Bloch 1964 Medicine Julian S. Schwinger 1965 Physics Robert Burns Woodward 1965 Chemistry George Wald 1967 Medicine Simon S. Kuznets 1971 Economics Kenneth J. Arrow 1972 Economics Wassily W. Leontief 1973 Economics William N. Lipscomb 1976 Chemistry John H. Van Wleck 1977 Physics Sheldon L. Glashow 1979 Physics Steven Weinberg 1979 Physics Baruj Benacerraf 1980 Medicine Walter Gilbert 1980 Chemistry David Hubel 1981 Medicine Torsten Wiesel 1981 Medicine Nicolaas Bloembergen 1981 Physics Carlo Rubbia 1984 Physics Bernard Lown 1985 Peace...
Economist Wassily Leontief likens the selection to being chosen for paradise. No one can apply. The elect must be recommended by leaders in their field as fledgling scholars of great promise. For three years they pursue knowledge, free of institutional bureaucracy and the responsibility of teaching. Life is intellectually strenuous but not spartan; besides meeting for their casual, animated lunches, the scholars gather once a week to share sherry around a large table once owned by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Distinguished alumni include Economist Paul Samuelson, Poet Richard Wilbur...