Gertrude Elion on Winning the Nobel Prize, 1999
Gertrude Elion discusses her surprise at winning the Nobel Prize in 1988.
Courtesy of Bella International Productions, Inc.
Courtesy of Bella International Productions, Inc.
"I was getting dressed to go to work and I got a phone call from a radio reporter, who informed me that I had just won the Nobel Prize. And I said, 'Oh, sure. Who put you up to this? This is the kind of practical joke I don't find amusing at 6:30 in the morning and you go back and tell that person, I am not amused.'"
Jewish Women's Archive. "Gertrude Elion on Winning the Nobel Prize, 1999." (Viewed on September 11, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/gertrude-elion-discussing-her-surprise-at-hearing-she-had-won-nobel-prize>.