George Wells Beadle was an American scientist. source
George Wells Beadle was an American scientist.
George Beadle and Tatum's key experiments involved exposing the bread mold Neurospora crassa to x-rays, causing mutations. source
George Beadle and Tatum's key experiments involved exposing the bread mold Neurospora crassa to x-rays, causing mutations.
Born on October 22, 1903, George Beadle had been known to his friends as “Beets.” source
Born on October 22, 1903, George Beadle had been known to his friends as “Beets.”
A 1958 Nobel Prize laureate for Physiology or Medicine, George Beadle along with fellow scientist Edward Lawrie Tatum discovered how genes played a part in the regulation of biochemical events which happened inside cells. source
A 1958 Nobel Prize laureate for Physiology or Medicine, George Beadle along with fellow scientist Edward Lawrie Tatum discovered how genes played a part in the regulation of biochemical events which happened inside cells.
In 1926 George Beadle took his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Nebraska and subsequently worked for a year with Professor F.D. Keim, who was studying hybrid wheat. source
In 1926 George Beadle took his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Nebraska and subsequently worked for a year with Professor F.D. Keim, who was studying hybrid wheat.
In 1927 George Beadle took his Master of Science degree, and Professor Keim secured for him a post as Teaching Assistant at Cornell University, where he worked, until 1931. source
In 1927 George Beadle took his Master of Science degree, and Professor Keim secured for him a post as Teaching Assistant at Cornell University, where he worked, until 1931.
In 1931 George Beadle was awarded a National Research Council Fellowship at the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena, where he remained from 1931 until 1936. source
In 1931 George Beadle was awarded a National Research Council Fellowship at the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena, where he remained from 1931 until 1936.
In 1935 George Beadle visited Paris for six months to work with Professor Boris Ephrussi at the Institut de Biologie physico-chimique. source
In 1935 George Beadle visited Paris for six months to work with Professor Boris Ephrussi at the Institut de Biologie physico-chimique.
In 1936 George Beadle left the California Institute of Technology to become Assistant Professor of Genetics at Harvard University. source
In 1936 George Beadle left the California Institute of Technology to become Assistant Professor of Genetics at Harvard University.
In 1946 George Beadle returned to the California Institute of Technology as Professor of Biology and Chairman of the Division of Biology. source
In 1946 George Beadle returned to the California Institute of Technology as Professor of Biology and Chairman of the Division of Biology.
During his career, George Beadle has received many honors. These include the Honorary Doctor of Science of the following Universities: Yale (1947), Nebraska (1949), Northwestern University (1952), Rutgers University (1954). source
During his career, George Beadle has received many honors. These include the Honorary Doctor of Science of the following Universities: Yale (1947), Nebraska (1949), Northwestern University (1952), Rutgers University (1954).
In 1962 George Beadle was also given the honorary degree of LL.D. by the University of California, Los Angeles. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1946. source
In 1962 George Beadle was also given the honorary degree of LL.D. by the University of California, Los Angeles. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1946.
George Beadle also received the Lasker Award of the American Public Health Association (1950), the Albert Einstein Commemorative Award in Science (1958), the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1958 with Edward Tatum and Joshua Lederberg, the National A source
George Beadle also received the Lasker Award of the American Public Health Association (1950), the Albert Einstein Commemorative Award in Science (1958), the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1958 with Edward Tatum and Joshua Lederberg, the National A
The George W. Beadle Award of the Genetics Society of America is named in George Beadle's honor. source
The George W. Beadle Award of the Genetics Society of America is named in George Beadle's honor.
The Beadle Center, which houses the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is also named after George Beadle. source
The Beadle Center, which houses the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is also named after George Beadle.
George Beadle died on June 9, 1989. He was an atheist. source
George Beadle died on June 9, 1989. He was an atheist.
George Beadle was married twice. By his first wife he had a son, David, who now lives at The Hague, the Netherlands. His second wife, Muriel McClure (1915-1994), a well-known writer, was born in California. source
George Beadle was married twice. By his first wife he had a son, David, who now lives at The Hague, the Netherlands. His second wife, Muriel McClure (1915-1994), a well-known writer, was born in California.
When George Beadle had retired in the year 1969, he tried to research about the origins of maize. source
When George Beadle had retired in the year 1969, he tried to research about the origins of maize.
