June 15, 2006
John Fenn
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Fenn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 for his work in the field of mass spectrometry. His discovery increased the speed at which complex new pharmaceutical compounds could be evaluated, leading to the development of life-saving AIDS medications in the mid-1990s. As part of Yale University's faculty, he reached mandatory retirement age in 1987, and he had to fight age discrimination in order to be able to stay on and begin his Nobel Prize-winning work at what age?
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