In 1980, Walter Gilbert won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 12 March 1932.
Nationality: American.
Education: Harvard University (AB, AM) University of Cambridge (PhD).
Known as: DNA sequencing.
Awards: NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1968), Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1979), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980).
Fields: Biochemistry, Physics.
