Torsten Wiesel: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 30, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Apr 16, 2024
Closed out his term as secretary general of the Human Frontier Science Program. Sep 18, 2019
Updated to include information on Wiesel's role in the Human Frontier Science Program, his work to promote human rights, and the establishment of the Torsten Wiesel Research Institute. Jan 30, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Torsten Nils Wiesel. Dec 30, 2008
Article revised. Jan 11, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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