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Edward B. Lewis

Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
Edward Butts Lewis (May 20, 1918 – July 21, 2004) was an American geneticist, a corecipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He helped to found the field of evolutionary developmental biology.

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Events on 2004

  • 1Jan

    Pervez Musharraf

    In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007.
  • 2Feb

    Roger Federer

    Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks.
  • 26May

    Oklahoma City bombing

    United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
  • 6Jun

    A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

    Tamil is established as a "classical language" by the President of India, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.
  • 3Aug

    September 11 attacks

    The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.