Joshua Lederberg was an American molecular biologist with significant contributions to genetics, artificial intelligence, and space exploration. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 at the age of thirty-three with Edward Tatum and George Beadle for his discovery of genetic recombination in bacteria. In addition to his biological research, Lederberg conducted extensive work in artificial intelligence, including experimental programs for NASA aimed at searching for life on Mars and developing the Dendral expert system focused on chemistry.
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Meaning of the name - Joshua
Yahweh is salvation, God saves
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Place of Birth: Montclair
Place of Death: New York City
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Educated At: University of Wisconsin–Madison | Stuyvesant High School | Columbia University | Yale University
Occupation: artificial intelligence researcher | molecular biologist | microbiologist | geneticist | university teacher | zoologist | computer scientist | physician
Spouses: Esther Lederberg
Employers: University of Wisconsin–Madison | The Rockefeller University | Stanford University
Awards Received: ACM - AAAI Allen Newell Award | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | ACM Fellow | Wilbur Cross Medal | Maxwell Finland Award | William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement | National Medal of Science | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 23, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for May 23, 2024 |
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| Sun | 2 Gemini 1 | 3 Gemini 3 | 6 Virgo 47 |
| Moon | 13 Gemini 46 | 4 Sagittarius 40 | 23 Capricorn 27 |
| Mercury | 7 Taurus 41 | 11 Taurus 15 | 27 Leo 33 |
| Venus | 9 Gemini 54 | 29 Taurus 49 | 10 Libra 27 |
| Mars | 8 Cancer 44 | 17 Aries 38 | 11 Virgo 20 |
| Jupiter | 22 Capricorn 4 | 29 Taurus 27 | 12 Capricorn 39 |
| Saturn | 10 Scorpio 2 | 18 Pisces 14 | 10 Scorpio 5 |
| Uranus | 24 Pisces 54 | 23 Taurus 44 | 24 Pisces 10 |
| Neptune | 19 Leo 55 | 29 Pisces 30 | 22 Leo 52 |
| Pluto | 12 Cancer 3 | 1 Aquarius 59 | 14 Cancer 20 |
| Rahu | 8 Leo 4 | 13 Aries 16 | 2 Leo 50 |
| Ketu | 8 Aquarius 4 | 13 Libra 16 | 2 Aquarius 50 |
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