David Hubel biography goes viral, same McGill math-physics program 60 years apart
patrickmineault · x · 2026-10-14
A biography of Nobel laureate neuroscientist David Hubel is making the rounds and being called a delightful read. Poster patrickmineault notes a curious coincidence: Hubel completed the same Honors in Math & Physics undergraduate program at McGill that he himself would take 60 years later.
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