Earlier, I wondered how many familial relationships there were among Nobel Prize winners. Commenters gave some examples. Now, Ruchira Paul did the research and found them all. Biggest surprose for me: Nikko Tinbergen's brother got a Nobel in economics three years before his more famous brother!
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It's all in the family
Category: Science Practice
Posted on: October 7, 2006 5:54 PM, by Coturnix
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Oh, yeah? But what about the family with both a Nobel and 4 Grammys. :-)
Posted by: Ahcuah | October 7, 2006 11:47 PM
Which family is that?
Posted by: coturnix | October 7, 2006 11:54 PM
Olivia Newton-John is the grand-daughter of Max Born (Physics, 1954).
Posted by: Ahcuah | October 8, 2006 11:58 AM