2010General sourceWell documented
IVF pioneer honored
On the timeline · around 2010 ·
What happened
Robert Edwards won the Nobel for developing in-vitro fertilization; an estimated millions of "test-tube" babies had been born since Louise Brown in 1978.
Why it matters
Opened parenthood to millions who could not conceive, founding reproductive medicine.
Sources
- The Nobel Foundation. Nobel Prize in Medicine 2010 (IVF) (2010) · General source