It’s all in the family

Posted on October 7, 2006 by | 3 Comments

Earlier, I wondered how many familial relationships there were among Nobel Prize winners. Commenters gave some examples. Now, Ruchira Paul did the research and found them all. Biggest surprose for me: Nikko Tinbergen’s brother got a Nobel in economics three years before his more famous brother!

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3 responses to “It’s all in the family”

  1. Ahcuah's avatar Ahcuah | October 7, 2006 at 11:47 pm |

    Oh, yeah? But what about the family with both a Nobel and 4 Grammys. 🙂

  2. coturnix's avatar coturnix | October 7, 2006 at 11:54 pm |

    Which family is that?

  3. Ahcuah's avatar Ahcuah | October 8, 2006 at 11:58 am |

    Olivia Newton-John is the grand-daughter of Max Born (Physics, 1954).