Technikatörténeti szemle 22. (1996)

Papers from the Second International Conference on the History of Chemistry and Chemical Industry (Eger, Hungary, 16–19 August, 1995) - Hannus, István: Albert Szent-Györgyi in the New York Times

In the following years The New York Times published a number of articles on his vitamin research, and from 1945 on new results concerning muscle contraction, his new research field. In 1954, a further news item was published in connection with him, illustrated with his photo, indicating the importance of the news and the person: "The 1954 Albert Lasker Award of the American Heart Association will go to Dr. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, it was announced yesterday. Dr. Szent-Gyorgyi, a Nobel Prize winner in 1937, is director of the Institute for Muscle Research, Woods Hole, Mass. The 60-year-old biochemist was cited for his 'distinguished research achievements in the field of cardiovascular diseases which have led to new understanding of the basic physiology of the heart'. The award will be presented at the thirtieth annual scientific meeting of the Association in Chicago on April 4. It is conferred annually by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, through the Association."

8 A very important event in Szent-Györgyi's life, again making the pages of The New York Times in 1955, was when he received American citizenship after spending 8 years in the US. "The winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize in medicine became a United States citizen today. Dr. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, a native of Hungary, and his wife, Marta, took the oath. They came to the United States in 1947. The scientist is head of the Institute of Muscle Research at Woods Hole, Mass. He won the Nobel Prize for his success in isolating Vitamin C."

9 Table 2 Statistics of Szent-Györgyi's articles in The New York Times Year No. Year No 1933 2 1964 2 1937 1 1965 3 1939 3 1966 3 1940 1 1967 4 1942 1 1968 1 1944 1 1969 2 1945 2 1970 7 1947 2 1971 6 1951 2 1972 5 1954 2 1973 2 1955 3 1974 2 1956 3 1975 3 1957 2 1976 1 1958 2 1978 1 1961 7 1981 1 1962 9 1986 2 1963 4 total 92