Hermann J. Muller(1890–1967)
MedicineHermann Joseph Muller was an American geneticist who was awarded the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation". Muller warned of long-term dangers of radioactive fallout from nuclear war and nuclear testing, which resulted in greater public scrutiny of these practices.
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190
Publications
11,548
Citations
43
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Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1946for the discovery of the production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation
IndependentMost Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#3
Genetic Nucleic Acid: Key Material in the Origin of Life
Perspectives in biology and medicine(2015)
19
citations
#4
The Future of Man by P. B. Medawar, F.R.S. (review)
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine(2015)
2
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2
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0
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Recent Publications
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Genetic Nucleic Acid: Key Material in the Origin of Life
Perspectives in biology and medicine2015
19citations
The Future of Man by P. B. Medawar, F.R.S. (review)
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine2015
2citations
0citations
Open AccessGENETICS IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS
Hereditas2010
1citations
Open Access0citations
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Columbia University
Cornell University
University of Texas at Austin
Morris High School
Doctoral Advisors
Charlotte AuerbachGuido PontecorvoH. Bentley GlassClarence Paul OliverElof Axel CarlsonWilson StoneThomas Hunt Morgan
Career Timeline
Amherst College?–present
Rice University?–present
Columbia University?–present
University of Edinburgh?–present
University of Texas at Austin?–present
Indiana University Bloomington1945–1964
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SP
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