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...along with 62 previous science laureates.
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An Open Letter to the American People
This year's presidential election is among the most significant in our nation's history. The country urgently needs a visionary leader who can ensure the future of our traditional strengths in science and technology and who can harness those strengths to address many of our greatest problems: energy, disease, climate change, security, and economic competitiveness. We are convinced that Senator Barack Obama is such a leader, and we urge you to join us in supporting him.
During the administration of George W. Bush, vital parts of our country's scientific enterprise have been damaged by stagnant or declining federal support. The government's scientific advisory process has been distorted by political considerations. As a result, our once dominant position in the scientific world has been shaken and our prosperity has been placed at risk. We have lost time critical for the development of new ways to provide energy, treat disease, reverse climate change, strengthen our security, and improve our economy.
We have watched Senator Obama's approach to these issues with admiration. We especially applaud his emphasis during the campaign on the power of science and technology to enhance our nation's competitiveness. In particular, we support the measures he plans to take – through new initiatives in education and training, expanded research funding, an unbiased process for obtaining scientific advice, and an appropriate balance of basic and applied research – to meet the nation's and the world's most urgent needs.
Senator Obama understands that Presidential leadership and federal investments in science and technology are crucial elements in successful governance of the world's leading country. We hope you will join us as we work together to ensure his election in November.
Signed,
Alexei Arikosov, Physics 2003
Roger Guillemin, Medicine 1977
Peter Agre, Chemistry 2003
John L. Hall, Physics 2005
Sidney Altman, Chemistry 1989
Leland H. Hartwell, Medicine 2001
Philip W. Anderson, Physics 1977
Dudley Herschbach, Chemistry 1986
Richard Axel, Medicine 2004
Roald Hoffmann, Chemistry 1981
David Baltimore, Medicine 1975
H. Robert Horvitz, Medicine 2002
Baruj Benacerraf, Medicine 1980
Louis Ignarro, Medicine 1998
Paul Berg, Chemistry 1980
Eric R. Kandel, Medicine 2000
J. Michael Bishop, Medicine 1989
Walter Kohn, Chemistry 1998
N. Bloembergen, Physics 1981
Roger Kornberg, Chemistry 2006
Michael S. Brown, Medicine 1985
Leon M. Lederman, Physics 1988
Linda B. Buck, Medicine 2004
Craig C. Mello, Medicine 2006
Mario R. Capecchi, Medicine 2007
Yoichiro Nambu, Physics 2008
Martin Chalfie, Chemistry 2008
Marshall Nirenberg, Medicine 1968
Stanley Cohen, Medicine 1986
Douglas D. Osheroff, Physics 1996
Leon Cooper, Physics 1972
Stanley B. Prusiner, Medicine 1997
James W. Cronin, Physics 1980
Norman F. Ramsey, Physics 1989
Robert F. Curl, Chemistry 1996
Robert Richardson, Physics 1996
Johann Diesenhofer, Chemistry 1988
Burton Richter, Physics 1976
John B. Fenn, Chemistry 2002
Sherwood Rowland, Chemistry 1995
Edmond H. Fischer, Medicine 1992
Oliver Smithies, Medicine 2007
Val Fitch, Physics 1980
Richard R Schrock, Chemistry 2005
Jerome I. Friedman, Physics 1990
Joseph H. Taylor Jr., Physics 1993
Murray Gell-Man, Physics 1969
E. Donnall Thomas, Medicine 1990
Riccardo Giacconi, Physics 2002
Charles H. Townes, Physics 1964
Walter Gilbert, Chemistry 1980
Roger Tsien, Chemistry 2008
Alfred G. Gilman, Medicine 1994
Daniel C.Tsui, Physics 1998
Donald A. Glaser, Physics 1960
Harold Varmus, Medicine 1989
Sheldon L. Glashow, Physics 1979
James D. Watson, Medicine 1962
Joseph Goldstein, Medicine 1985
Eric Wieschaus, Medicine 1995
Paul Greengard, Medicine 2000
Frank Wilczek, Physics 2004
David Gross, Physics 2004
Robert W. Wilson, Physics 1978
Robert H. Grubbs, Chemistry 2005
The views expressed in this letter represent those of the signers acting as individual citizens. They do not necessarily represent the views of the institutions with which they are affiliated. The Medicine award is for “Physiology or Medicine.”
Link!
Here's the text of the endorsement:
An Open Letter to the American People
This year's presidential election is among the most significant in our nation's history. The country urgently needs a visionary leader who can ensure the future of our traditional strengths in science and technology and who can harness those strengths to address many of our greatest problems: energy, disease, climate change, security, and economic competitiveness. We are convinced that Senator Barack Obama is such a leader, and we urge you to join us in supporting him.
During the administration of George W. Bush, vital parts of our country's scientific enterprise have been damaged by stagnant or declining federal support. The government's scientific advisory process has been distorted by political considerations. As a result, our once dominant position in the scientific world has been shaken and our prosperity has been placed at risk. We have lost time critical for the development of new ways to provide energy, treat disease, reverse climate change, strengthen our security, and improve our economy.
We have watched Senator Obama's approach to these issues with admiration. We especially applaud his emphasis during the campaign on the power of science and technology to enhance our nation's competitiveness. In particular, we support the measures he plans to take – through new initiatives in education and training, expanded research funding, an unbiased process for obtaining scientific advice, and an appropriate balance of basic and applied research – to meet the nation's and the world's most urgent needs.
Senator Obama understands that Presidential leadership and federal investments in science and technology are crucial elements in successful governance of the world's leading country. We hope you will join us as we work together to ensure his election in November.
Signed,
Alexei Arikosov, Physics 2003
Roger Guillemin, Medicine 1977
Peter Agre, Chemistry 2003
John L. Hall, Physics 2005
Sidney Altman, Chemistry 1989
Leland H. Hartwell, Medicine 2001
Philip W. Anderson, Physics 1977
Dudley Herschbach, Chemistry 1986
Richard Axel, Medicine 2004
Roald Hoffmann, Chemistry 1981
David Baltimore, Medicine 1975
H. Robert Horvitz, Medicine 2002
Baruj Benacerraf, Medicine 1980
Louis Ignarro, Medicine 1998
Paul Berg, Chemistry 1980
Eric R. Kandel, Medicine 2000
J. Michael Bishop, Medicine 1989
Walter Kohn, Chemistry 1998
N. Bloembergen, Physics 1981
Roger Kornberg, Chemistry 2006
Michael S. Brown, Medicine 1985
Leon M. Lederman, Physics 1988
Linda B. Buck, Medicine 2004
Craig C. Mello, Medicine 2006
Mario R. Capecchi, Medicine 2007
Yoichiro Nambu, Physics 2008
Martin Chalfie, Chemistry 2008
Marshall Nirenberg, Medicine 1968
Stanley Cohen, Medicine 1986
Douglas D. Osheroff, Physics 1996
Leon Cooper, Physics 1972
Stanley B. Prusiner, Medicine 1997
James W. Cronin, Physics 1980
Norman F. Ramsey, Physics 1989
Robert F. Curl, Chemistry 1996
Robert Richardson, Physics 1996
Johann Diesenhofer, Chemistry 1988
Burton Richter, Physics 1976
John B. Fenn, Chemistry 2002
Sherwood Rowland, Chemistry 1995
Edmond H. Fischer, Medicine 1992
Oliver Smithies, Medicine 2007
Val Fitch, Physics 1980
Richard R Schrock, Chemistry 2005
Jerome I. Friedman, Physics 1990
Joseph H. Taylor Jr., Physics 1993
Murray Gell-Man, Physics 1969
E. Donnall Thomas, Medicine 1990
Riccardo Giacconi, Physics 2002
Charles H. Townes, Physics 1964
Walter Gilbert, Chemistry 1980
Roger Tsien, Chemistry 2008
Alfred G. Gilman, Medicine 1994
Daniel C.Tsui, Physics 1998
Donald A. Glaser, Physics 1960
Harold Varmus, Medicine 1989
Sheldon L. Glashow, Physics 1979
James D. Watson, Medicine 1962
Joseph Goldstein, Medicine 1985
Eric Wieschaus, Medicine 1995
Paul Greengard, Medicine 2000
Frank Wilczek, Physics 2004
David Gross, Physics 2004
Robert W. Wilson, Physics 1978
Robert H. Grubbs, Chemistry 2005
The views expressed in this letter represent those of the signers acting as individual citizens. They do not necessarily represent the views of the institutions with which they are affiliated. The Medicine award is for “Physiology or Medicine.”
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