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...himself. "No one can resist the idea of a crippled genius," Hawking says, with an edge of displeasure. He is not, as some have claimed, the second coming of Einstein, a characterization Hawking denounces as "rubbish . . . mere media hype." But his work on black holes, especially, would be of Nobel caliber -- except that the prize committee insists that theoretical work has to be verified by experiment or observation before it is rewarded. None of Hawking's theories will likely be proved during his lifetime, a fact that Hawking claims doesn't bother him. "It is better...
Among the rest of the field, candidate Michael Baldasaro will attempt to capitalize on the legacy of his grandfather, the legendary former Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci. Elaine Nobel will compete with Triantafillou for whatever "lesbian vote" may exist in the city. And Tom Weed has a strong base in East Cambridge...
Carl E. Fulwiler, a graduate student working inthe lab of Nobel Prize winning professor WalterGilbert '53, is being investigated for allegedresearch fraud...
...policymakers are preoccupied by current politics, the scarcity of resources, etc. The fact that all of them came to the Rio Summit, however, means that politicians are beginning to understand that we have reached a watershed in our relationship with the environment. Last November, 1,500 scientists, including 100 Nobel prizewinners, stated at a conference that if things go on like this, within decades our biosphere will suffer irreversible damage. I think this realization will change the way politicians think...
Gilbert, who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in chemistry, has refused to discuss the matter, saying that University policy makes it confidential issue were cited by Gilbert in a draft of a paper, the professor engaged in no wrongdoing...