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I started on the use of the Internet for scientific communication. Our research group was one of the very first to make really systematic use of it as a way of managing research projects.
Joshua Lederberg
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Joshua Lederberg
Age: 82 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 23
Died: 2008
Died: February 2
Artificial Intelligence Researcher
Computer Scientist
Geneticist
Microbiologist
Molecular Biologist
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University Teacher
Zoologist
Montclair Township
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