Charlie Rose Science Series
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03/22/1999
Daniel Dennett, Peter Gay, Maxine Singer, Steven Pinker, Robert Gallo, Bruce Sterling
An hour panel discussion about the greatest minds and breakthroughs of the 20th century
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An hour panel discussion with Peter Gay of Yale University, Maxine Singer, president of The Carnegie Institute, cognitive scientist Steven Pinker, Dr. Robert C. Gallo of the University of Maryland, science fiction writer Bruce Sterling and Daniel Dennett of Tufts University about the greatest minds and developments of the 20th century on the eve of "Time" magazine's announcement of the person of the century. The conversation includes the splitting of the atom, the role of evil, genius, physics, Albert Einstein, the double helix, Hitler, Freud, anthropology, medicine and diplomacy.
Robert Gallo
Robert Gallo is a U.S. biomedical researcher.
Gallo is best known for his role in identifying the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as the infectious agent responsible for the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) although his role in this discovery remains controversial.
Gallo is currently the director of the Institute for Human Virology, an institution affiliated with the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. He is also cofounder of Profectus BioSciences, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland and chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board.
Source-Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gallo
Robert Gallo is a U.S. biomedical researcher.
Gallo is best known for his role in identifying the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as the infectious agent responsible for the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) although his role in this discovery remains controversial.
Gallo is currently the director of the Institute for Human Virology, an institution affiliated with the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. He is also cofounder of Profectus BioSciences, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland and chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board.
Source-Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gallo
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