NEWSMAX: The man who bought DNA pioneer James Watson’s Nobel Prize in an auction has given it back to the famous scientist.
Watson was selling his medal to generate some income, and it was purchased for $4.7 million in a Christie’s auction by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, whose fortune is worth $15.8 billion, according to Forbes. …
“I wouldn’t like the medal of the distinguished scientist to be an object on sale,” said Usmanov, the richest man in Russia. “Dr. Watson’s work contributed to cancer research, the illness from which my father died. It is important for me that the money that I spent on this medal will go to supporting scientific research, and the medal will stay with the person who deserved it.”… (more)
EDITOR: This answers in a delightful way our dinner table conversation concerning who would be so dim witted as to buy someone elses medal.
