Norman Horowitz (geneticist)

(1915-2005)

American geneticist

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Pearl Shykin

married since 1939
(for approximately 86 years)

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Norman Harold Horowitz (March 19, 1915 – June 1, 2005) was a geneticist at Caltech who achieved national fame as the scientist who devised experiments to determine whether life might exist on Mars. His experiments were carried out by the Viking Lander of 1976, the first U.S. mission to successfully land an unmanned probe on the surface of Mars.

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Born	Norman Harold Horowitz 19 March 1915 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	1 June 2005 (aged 90)
Zodiac	Pisces
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Joel info 1st child with Pearl Shykin Male b. 1941 · Age: 84 · 1941- · Celebrity Baby

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Elizabeth info 2nd child with Pearl Shykin Female b. 1945 · Age: 80 · 1945- · Celebrity Baby

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