Did you know that three South Carolinians have received the Nobel Prize?

In 1998, Robert F. Furchgott received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He was born in Charleston.

Joseph L. Goldstein won the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and is originally from Sumter.

Born in Greenville, Charles H. Townes won the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Find out all about it on our new page: South Carolina Nobel Prize Winners

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