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Looks like he sold his medal [0] to ameliorate his loss of earnings; perhaps that's to what GP was referring. [0] - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/11
by 0xADEADBEE 7y ago
Looks like he sold his medal [0] to ameliorate his loss of earnings; perhaps that's to what GP was referring.
[0] - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/11261872/James-Watson-selling-Nobel-prize-because-no-one-wants-to-admit-I-exist.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/11261872/James-Wats...
- wdbbdw 7y agoHe never actually sold it [0]; a billionaire just paid him some cash instead and Watson got to keep his prize. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/09/russian-billionaire-usmanov-james-watson-nobel-prize-return-scientist https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/09/russian-bill...
- tiles 7y agoRather than public crucifixion, it looks like James Watson actually did quite well for himself?