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Winning a Nobel Prize Interrupted His Off-the-Grid Vacation

✇NYT | Top Stories
John Yoon
Fred Ramsdell found out about his Nobel Prize nearly 12 hours after it was announced because he was on vacation in the Rockies.

© Fred Ramsdell

Fred Ramsdell, who won a Nobel Prize for research into the immune system, said he liked to keep his phone in airplane mode while on vacation and was not expecting an important call on Monday.

Winning a Nobel Prize Interrupted His Off-the-Grid Vacation

✇NYT | Top Stories
John Yoon
Fred Ramsdell found out about his Nobel Prize nearly 12 hours after it was announced because he was on vacation in the Rockies.

© Fred Ramsdell

Fred Ramsdell, who won a Nobel Prize for research into the immune system, said he liked to keep his phone in airplane mode while on vacation and was not expecting an important call on Monday.
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