Rita Levi-Montalcini
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Rita Levi-Montalcini, OMRI, OMCAwas an Italian Nobel laureate, honored for her work in neurobiology. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the discovery of nerve growth factor. From 2001 until her death, she also served in the Italian Senate as a Senator for Life...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth22 April 1909
CityTurin, Italy
CountryItaly
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The four of us enjoyed a most wonderful family atmosphere filled with love and reciprocal devotion. Both parents were highly cultured and instilled in us their high appreciation of intellectual pursuit. It was, however, a typical Victorian style of life, all decisions being taken by the head of the family, the husband and father.
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At 100, I have a mind that is superior - thanks to experience - than when I was 20.
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After centuries of dormancy, young women... can now look toward a future moulded by their own hands.