Nobel Laureate Unaware of Win While Off-Grid in US Mountains
TL;DR
Fred Ramsdell, a scientist on a digital detox in US mountains, was surprised to learn he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine for his work on T-cells, after his wife found out via phone after their trip. The award recognizes discoveries about T-cells' role in the immune system, and Ramsdell was unreachable during the announcement due to being off-grid.
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